Draguignan—The Jewry

Draguignan.—The Jewry. Giraud, Draguignan. Published by Lévy et Neurdein Réunis, Paris.

Jews lived in Draguignan, a village roughly 50 kilometers north of Saint-Tropez, from at least the thirteenth century. In the mid-fourteenth century, the self-governing Jewish corporation in Draguignan numbered between 200 and 250 members, and in the early fifteenth century the Jewish quarter was no longer able to hold them all. Jewish life in the village ended with the expulsion of 1501. Giraud was an extremely common surname in Draguignan, making it difficult to identify which Giraud is referenced here and whether they were the photographer and/or local vendor of the card.