Les juifs et l'art dans l'Europe médiévale

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/jewm/hd_jewm.htm

"Surviving works of art provide inadequate testament to the importance of the Jewish community of Europe in the Middle Ages. While always a minority population, and despite recurring, intense persecution and exile, Jews throughout Europe made key contributions to the intellectual life, art, science, and commerce of medieval and Renaissance Europe. Jews served as both patrons and artists, and the art that does survive reveals awareness by Jews of the artistic currents of the day and regular interaction with the majority Christian or Muslim (in the case of Spain) community."

Metropolitain Museum

Pour rappel: les juifs ont été protégés par le pape himself pendant la papauté en Avignon!
Les plus anciennes synagogues se trouvent à Carpentras et Cavaillon. ;-)