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Toulon

FranceProvence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

The Jewish presence in Toulon dates back to at least the 13th century, but little written material from the period has been found on the subject. A general assembly of citizens took place in ...

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Tourism office of Tarascon

Le Panoramique, Avenue de la République, 13150 Tarascon +33 (0) 4 90 91 03 52 http://www.tarascon.fr/

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Synagogue of Aix-en-Provence

3 Bis Rue Jérusalem, 13100 Aix-en-Provence Tel : + 33 (0)4 42 26 69 39 CIAP – Synagogue Aix en Provence

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Synagogue of Narbonne

67 Rue Droite, 11100 Narbonne +33 4 68 65 06 11 acin11.fr – Synagogue consistoriale de Narbonne

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Perpignan

FranceOccitanie

Founded in 1243 by King Jacques I, the Jewish quarter of Perpignan, nicknamed the Call, developed between the Place du Puig, the Saint-Jacques church and the Dominican convent, as indicated in ...

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Trikala Synagogue

Athanasiou Diakou 27, Trikala 421 00 Tel : + 30 24310 258 34 / 24310 706 22

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Volos

Greece

A port city, the Jewish community has been present in Volos since the Antiquity era. Probably from the 2nd century BC, ancient tombs attesting to it, according to historians. But the certainties ...

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Trikala

Greece

The Jewish presence in the city of Trikala seems to date from the Byzantine period. But there is not much documentation to confirm this presence. The arrival of Jews from Spain following the ...

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Synagogue of Larissa

Kentavron 29 – Jewish Martyrs of the Holocaust Square, 41222 Larissa Τel : +30.2410 532965 http://www.jcl.gr

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Larissa

Greece

The Jewish presence in Larissa seems to date back to ancient times. Archaeological excavations indicate that this presence has probably been continuous for 1900 years. Following the Spanish ...

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Chalkis

Greece

The great peculiarity of the Jewish community of Chalkis is that Jews lived there uninterrupted for over 2,500 years! Probably one of the few in Europe in this case. They settled mainly in the ...

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Turku

Finland

Turku was an important city when Finland was part of the Kingdom of Sweden before independence. It has a Jewish presence dating back to the 19th century, with some dating back to 1853. Following ...

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Posquières-Vauvert

FranceOccitanie

Four hundred Jews lived in Posquières in the 12th century, according to the Benjamin of Tudela’s travels. A city where, as the author recounts, a community very much invested in study and ...