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Calabria
The South is very different from the rest of the Italian peninsula because of the Jewish presence that was brutally interrupted by the expulsion of 1510, as this is reflected in the rather small ...
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Basilicata
The Basilicata region is famous for its ancient buildings, in particular the prehistoric settlements at Matera, which have been declared a World Heritage Site. Some of our pages mention the ...
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Abruzzo
The Abruzzo region has historical traces dating back to the Neolithic period. Today, the region is best known for its national parks, medieval castles and long stretches of beach. The ...
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Uzhhorod
The terrifying war against Ukraine changes, of course, the function of these pages devoted to the Jewish cultural heritage of that country. Many of the places mentioned were razed to the ground ...
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Berehove
The terrifying war against Ukraine changes, of course, the function of these pages devoted to the Jewish cultural heritage of that country. Many of the places mentioned were razed to the ground ...
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Transcarpathia
This region of Ukraine bears witness to the desire to share the Jewish culture of yesteryear. The building that once housed the Berehove synagogue is now covered in a reproduction of its façade. ...
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Rue des Juifs
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Chinon
The Jewish presence in Chinon seems to date from the 12th century. Administrative documents attest to this from the following century. Most of the Jews lived in the rue de la Juiverie, near the ...
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Bourges
The Jewish presence in Bourges seems to date from the 6th century. Following a refusal to convert to Christianity, the Jews were expelled from the city in the 7th century. Administrative ...
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Tours
The Jewish presence in the city of Tours dates from at least the 6th century. In the Middle Ages there was a rue de la Juiverie, as well as a Jewish cemetery. However, as in all cities of France, ...
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Rue aux Juifs
Site
Rue des Juifs
Site
Centre de la Résistance, de la déportation et de la mémoire
6 Place Victor Hugo, 41000 Blois Tel : +33 2 54 44 67 40 https://www.blois.fr/attractive/remarquable/centre-de-la-resistance
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Orléans
Unlike the majority of other cities in the region, the Jewish presence is attested in Orléans from the 6th century. In 585, the Orléans Jews participated in the welcoming ceremony in homage to ...
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Chartres
The Jewish presence in Chartres seems to date from the 12th century, documents attest to it for 1130. Places still mark this presence, such as the . The old synagogue would have been ...
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Blois
The Jewish presence in Blois seems to date from the end of the 10th century. But the city was infamous for the first anti-Semitic charge of ritual murder in 1171. About 40 Jews lived there then. ...