Guided tour: The Jewish lives of Belleville

1S Cour de la Métairie 75020 Paris

Guided tour about the history of Jewish presence and immigration in France at the level of a popular neighborhood. From Belleville Yiddish before the Shoah to Belleville Sephardic after decolonizations in North Africa, we will explore a contemporary history of Judaism in France. This walk through Bas Belleville will lead us past synagogues, Shoah memorial sites and Jewish resistance, disappearing Tunisian Jewish shops in the neighborhood, and the spectacular Belleville belvedere. This guided tour is part of a cycle “His…