Jews in France: Trials, Triumphs, and Transformations

In today's podcast episode, Elyse Rivin takes listeners on a journey through the Jewish history of France, visiting key sites from Paris to Provence. The podcast highlights the cultural contributions and challenges faced by Jewish communities, from Roman times to the modern day. Synagogues like the one in Carpentras, operating since 1367, and museums like the Museum of Jewish Art and History in Paris, are explored. Despite a history marked by both acceptance and anti-Semitism, Jewish communities remain an integral part of France's cultural fabric, particularly concentrated in cities like Paris, Marseille, and Toulouse.

The episode also touches on other topics such as the end of scooter rentals in Paris, Annie's new electric car day-trips, and the French back-to-school season, "C'est la rentrée."

Table of Contents for this Episode

• Today on the podcast
• Annie’s tours and services
• Magazine: scooters in Paris, new service, and back to school
• Funny podcast name story
• Jewish Art and history in Paris
• Synagogue in Cavaillon and Carpentras
• Carpentras, the oldest synagogue, 1367
• Marmoutier, a museum of Alsacian Jewish life.
• 448 synagogues in France
• Roman times in France, proof of jewis existance in France
• Jews and the Visigoth
• Jewish Doctors
• Jews under Charlemagne: 700s- 800s
• First 1000 years of Jewish History in France
• Terrible times for Jews in France
• Jews forced to live in “carrières”
• Expelling and robbing the Jews
• The Pope’s Jews
• Mordecai Judaica
• Giving Jews full citizenship in France
• Jews in France under Napoleon
• Adolphe Cremieux and Jean Jaurès
• Jews become French citizens in French colonies
• The Dreyfus Affair
• The 1930s and WWII
• Simone Weil
• Since WW2
• Thank you Patrons
• New patrons this week
• Zoom meetings with patrons
• New Collections tab in Patreon
• Join Us in France services available
• Personal Itinerary Consultant
• GPS self-guided tours
• Day Trip with Annie – New Service
• No more scooter rentals in Paris
• C’est la rentrée, mes amis!
• Sign up for associations
• Next week on the podcast
• Copyright