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SYNAGOGUES
IN CORSICA, FRANCE:
Jewish settlement dates back to the
end of the 19th century. There are some 200 Jews in
Corsica divided between Bastia and
Ajaccio. The only synagogue is in
Bastia.
The synagogue in Bastia
TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH WITH GOOGLE.
Bastia was founded in 1378 when the Genoese governor Leonello
Lomellini left the castle Biguglia to move into a fortress "Bastia"
on the edge of the Mediterranean.
The site commanded a marine fishermen then called Porto Cardo,
"the current Old Port.
It's just a stone's throw of it, (Street Castagno) has been
built by the Jewish community, synagogue Beth Meir. |
Corsica
- Beth Meir Synagogue, Bastia, The only synagogue in Corsica
3 Rue du Castagno Bastia
Corsica, France
Last updated on: October 24, 2010
Please update us!
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OFFICE DE TOURISME DE BASTIA
Rue José Luccioni
Port Toga
Tél :
04 95 54 20 40
Fax : 04 95 54 20 41
Mail :
ot-bastia@wanadoo.fr
Last updated on: October 24, 2010
Please update us!
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