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Chartres
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
or Chief town of the department of Eure-et-Loire, France. From time immemorial Jews were established at Chartres, occupying a special quarter called "Rue aux Juifs." In 1394 their synagogue, which was in the Rue Saint-Père, was transformed into a hospital, becoming the property of the parish of St. Hilaire. In the "Réponses de Rabbins Français et Lorrains," p. 15, mention is made of 
, interpreted by the editor as "current coin"; but by Neubauer, in "Rev. Etudes Juives," 3:155, with more reason as "coins of Chartres." There was, in fact, a mint at Chartres, which was called "Chartrain," and in Old French "Chartain."
Among the prominent rabbis of Chartres have been Mattithiah of 
or 
, a well-known scholar who flourished at the time of Rashi; R. Joseph, Bible commentator; and Samuel ben Reuben, a liturgic poet.
- Doyen, Hist. de la Ville de Chartres, 1:34,199-200;
- Zunz, Z. G. p. 548;
- Gross, Gallia Judaica, pp. 603-605;
- Rev. Etudes Juives, 1:67.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Chartres'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/c/chartres.html. 1901.
