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THE BEST FRENCH JEWISH COMPOSER AT THE OPERA DE PARIS
Fromental Halevy (1799-1862), the son of a Jewish cantor sharing the facade of the Opera de Paris with Rossini, Mozart and Beethoven among othersFiled under: Europe, France, Paris
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THE NAZARETH SYNAGOGUE IS NOT IN NAZARETH, BUT IN THE 3rd QUARTER OF PARIS
It is the oldest of the “great” synagogues of Paris and worth a visit and a prayerFiled under: Europe, France, Paris
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OH GLAMOUR, GLAMOUR!! FRENCH JEWISH MEDIEVAL FASHION
As can be seen at the Museum of Jewish Arts and History in ParisFiled under: Europe, France, Paris
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THE TETRAGRAMMATON SERIES:INSCRIPTION 3
THE MESHA STELE AT THE LOUVRE MUSEUM IN PARIS The oldest known apperance of the TETRAGRAMMATON The Tetragrammaton refers to the four letters that make the proper name of the God of Israel used in the...
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THE BIBLICAL STORY OF LOT AT THE LOUVRE MUSEUM IN PARIS
“Lot and his daughters” by Lucas Van Leyden at the Louvre. Just don’t look back or you will become stone too)Filed under: Europe, France, Paris
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AMAZING CHAGALL AT THE CEILING OF THE PARIS OPERA
Look up while at the Paris Opera and see this incredibly original production by extraordinary Jewish artist Marc ChagallFiled under: Europe, France, Paris
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EIFFEL DIDN’T BUILT ONLY A TOWER, BUT ALSO WAS INVOLVED IN BUILDING A SYNAGOGUE
The Rue de Tournelles Synagogue in Paris, where Gustav Eiffel, the designer of the famous Eiffel Tower, was involved in its construction in the late XIX CenturyFiled under: Europe, France, Paris
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DID YOU KNOW?
THAT CHOCOLATE WAS BROUGHT TO FRANCE BY PORTUGUESE JEWS IN THE XV CENTURY ONWARDS Today “Jewish” Kosher chocolate can be found in Paris in an array of chocolate stores for every tasteFiled under: France
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THE JEWISH OTTOMAN WHO BECAME A CHEVALIER AND A COUNT
Count Abraham Salomon Camondo was a main Jewish figure during the Ottoman period in the 19th Century. He was a financier and a philanthropist whose position made him become a Chevalier by the...
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THE GREAT PERSIAN THAT LIBERATED THE EXILED JEWS
The picture depicting the moment that Cyrus the Great, the Persian King allowed the Jews to go back to Jerusalem to build the temple. THE PICTURE BY JEAN FOUQUET CAN BE SEEN AT THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF...
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