Jews in France: Trials, Triumphs, and Transformations
Join Us in France Travel Podcast
Annie Sargent
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 3 September 2023
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
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."
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| 0:00.0 | And the This is a join us in France episode 457 |
| 0:20.3 | 457 |
| 0:21.3 | 457 bonsie sergeant 4thans 5thonset. |
| 0:23.0 | Bonsieur, I'm Annie Sergeant and join us in France is the podcast where we talk about France. |
| 0:29.0 | Everyday life in France, great places to visit in France, French culture, history, gastronomy and news related to travel to France. |
| 0:38.0 | Today I bring you a conversation with Elise Riven of Toulouse guided walks about Jewish history in France. |
| 0:46.8 | This is a topic we've wanted to tackle for some time, but there is so much to it and we wanted to do it justice so we took our time. |
| 0:55.7 | But we just had to, especially given the name of the podcast and there's a funny story about that |
| 1:04.0 | at the start of the episode. This podcast is supported by donors and listeners who by my tours and services |
| 1:09.0 | including my |
| 1:13.2 | GPS, Itoniary console service and my GPS self-guided tours of Paris on the voice map app and you can browse all of that at my boutique |
| 1:20.0 | Join us in France.com for slash boutique. For the magazine part of the podcast after the interview today, I'll discuss a new service |
| 1:28.8 | I'll be offering no more scooter rentals in Paris and |
| 1:33.4 | célardire. Let's talk about the all-important |
| 1:37.4 | back-to-school activities in France. B'O'ernie. We have an interesting subject today. |
| 1:49.0 | B'en'er Elise, B'erne. |
| 1:51.0 | We have an interesting subject today. We're going to talk about Jewish history in France. |
| 1:58.0 | It's going to be more of a primer than an exhaustive conversation. |
| 2:03.0 | But we do want to go through some of the highs and the lows, |
| 2:07.8 | the triumphs and the terrible times, |
| 2:10.8 | because there were definitely a lot of each. But I have to start with the |
| 2:16.4 | funny thing that happened to us. When we named the podcast and we did this together, |
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