Rashi European University and Cultural Institute
© Manon Nicolas, City of Troyes
The Rashi European University and Cultural Institute is a place of teaching, research and culture centred on Rashi and the monotheisms, with a permanent exhibition on ‘Rashi and medieval Judaism’ and a library of Hebraic, literary, philosophical and historical studies. It offers courses in languages (ancient and modern), history of religions, philosophy and political science, which are open to all, with no academic prerequisites. It also regularly organises exhibitions, lectures, shows, readings and concerts open to all.
Monday to Thursday, 10am to 12pm and 2pm to 6pm
Friday from 9am to 1pm
Group visits by appointment
‘Maison Rachi‘
© Manon Nicolas, City of Troyes
A Jewish place of worship and culture, magnificently restored in 2016, the ‘Maison Rachi‘ offers a bold, innovative museographic journey to discover Rashi, his history and his work thanks to an innovative immersive and digital scenography. In particular, you will discover the oratory and the Beth Hamidrash (school), poetically reconstructed to evoke the life of Rashi in the 11th century.
‘In the footsteps of Rashi‘ with Troyes La Champagne Tourisme
© Troyes La Champagne Tourisme
Visit the historic centre of Troyes and learn about the life of Rashi and the Jewish community in Troyes in the Middle Ages.
‘Rashi Trail‘ in Dampierre, Ramerupt and Lhuître
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Created in June 2022, the ‘Isaac de Dampierre’ mural highlights Dampierre’s medieval Jewish heritage by revealing the figure of Isaac de Dampierre, a key historical figure in the Jewish community from the time of the Counts of Champagne in the 12th century.
Accessible from the local road network
© Les Passeurs de Fresques
The mural ‘Rabbeinu Tam and Henry I the Liberal’, created in June 2023, highlights the medieval Jewish heritage of Ramerupt by revealing the figures of Jacob and Samuel, grandsons of Rashi, and their mother Yochebed, key historical figures in the Jewish community from the time of the Counts of Champagne in the 12th century, alongside Henry I the Liberal, Count of Champagne.
Accessible from the local road network
© Les Passeurs de Fresques
The mural ‘Rashi, his disciples and his daughters’, completed in September 2023, highlights the medieval Jewish heritage of Lhuître, where a Jewish community was established in the Middle Ages, at the time of the Counts of Champagne.
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‘Rashi and the heritage of Aube’ with CulturistiQ
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Discover Troyes and the Aube region with a series of offbeat guided tours exploring the natural, gastronomic, architectural and artistic treasures of the Aube region through the writings of Rashi. These ‘unusual journeys back in time’ take a different approach to Jewish culture and showcase the cultural and tourist players, craftsmen and producers who are taking part in this adventure in Aube!
5 themes to choose from: architecture, nature, wine, honey, and sacred studies in the Middle Ages.
In the footsteps of the Jewish community of Vitry-le-François
© Delphine Yagüe, PIC Rashi
This 1950s synagogue was closed in 2007 due to a lack of worshippers. Now desanctified, it belongs to the town of Vitry-le-François, which would like to give it a new use.
Accessible from the local road network
© Delphine Yagüe, PIC Rashi
The first modern Jewish cemetery in Champagne and the Ardennes, it still accommodates a few burials in existing plots.
Accessible from the local road network