France / Lorraine

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Thionville

FranceLorraine

The Jewish presence in Thionville probably dates from the 14th century. There seems to have been a Jewish cemetery in the following century. Very few families were granted the right to settle in ...

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Boulay

FranceLorraine

Jews from Germany settled in Boulay at the beginning of the 17th century. It is in this city that Raphaël Lévy lived, falsely accused and executed in 1670 for “ritual crime”. Duke ...

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Morhange

FranceLorraine

The Jewish presence is mentioned in Morhange at the end of the 17th century, apparently with the installation of the first Jewish family. In 1686, a complaint was filed by the inhabitants of the ...

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Lunéville

FranceLorraine

The Jewish presence in Lunéville is mentioned at the end of the 15th century, shortly before the expulsion from Lorraine. Only two families were allowed to settle in the city at the beginning of ...

Site

Synagogue of Metz

39 rue du Rabbin Elie Bloch, 57000 Metz Tel : 03 87 75 04 44 https://cimetz.org/wp/

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Verdun

FranceLorraine

The presence of Jews in Verdun was fleeting in the Middle Ages, often banned from settling there. Despite this, some Tossafist scholars of Verdun are references like Samuel Ben Hayim and Samuel ...

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Metz

FranceLorraine

Metz is surprising for many reasons. Firstly, the richness of its medieval architecture and that of subsequent centuries, influenced by numerous conquests and reconquests. With its palaces, ...

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Lorraine

France

The presence of Jews in Lorraine dates at least from the Carolingian period. In the Middle Ages, the main administrative documents found relating this presence were mainly linked to expulsions. ...

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Ptuj

SloveniaCentral and Northeast Slovenia

This charming little town situated above the Drava river was an important Roman military site, which developed the town of Poetovium there. It was destroyed by the Huns in the 5th century and ...

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Kidricevo

SloveniaCentral and Northeast Slovenia

Like Stanjel, Kidriveco, located a few kilometers from Ptuj, has a military cemetery accommodating soldiers who fell at the front during the First World War. Abandoned, only a handful of graves ...

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Stanjel

SloveniaItalian border and Istria

Like Kidricevo, this small Slovenian village has an Austrian cemetery with graves of soldiers who died in the First World War. Formerly a very large , abandoned, only part of its massive art deco ...

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Koper

SloveniaItalian border and Istria

A very pretty little marina near the Italian border, Koper was ruled by Venice from 1278 to 1797. The imprint of this presence is still very visible architecturally on buildings in the city and ...

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Landesmuseum Burgenland

Museumgasse 1-5, A-7000 Eisenstadt Tel: +43 2682719 4000 Startseite – Landesmuseum Burgenland