{"id":66628,"date":"2016-05-26T16:51:50","date_gmt":"2016-05-26T14:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=66628"},"modified":"2016-05-27T10:05:51","modified_gmt":"2016-05-27T08:05:51","slug":"jewish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/jewish\/","title":{"rendered":"Jewish History in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelona-and-its-many-names\/\" target=\"_blank\">Barcelona<\/a>, a city of rich <strong>cultural<\/strong> heritage with an interesting Jewish history.\u00a0There is archeological evidence that points to a sizeable Jewish community from as early as the common era. The numbers of Jewish citizens in Barcelona has gradually increased since the beginning of the 20<sup>th<\/sup> century when Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews migrated from North Africa and Eastern <strong>Europe<\/strong>. Today there are approximately 4000 Jewish people currently residing in Barcelona.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/jewish\/#Jewish_Monuments_in_Barcelona\" title=\"Jewish Monuments in Barcelona\">Jewish Monuments in Barcelona<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/jewish\/#Restaurants_Events\" title=\"Restaurants &amp; Events\">Restaurants &amp; Events<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jewish_Monuments_in_Barcelona\"><\/span>Jewish Monuments in Barcelona<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">T<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/candlestick-holder-152241_640.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-66630\"><img class=\" wp-image-66630 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/candlestick-holder-152241_640-278x300.png\" alt=\"candlestick-holder-152241_640\" width=\"251\" height=\"271\" \/><\/a>here are quite a few places and monuments with rich Jewish history still standing in Barcelona, especially in the medieval <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/gothic-quarter-best-tour-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gothic<\/a> area. \u00a0The ancient <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/religion-in-catalonia\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jewish<\/a> quarter,\u00a0known as the Call (likely from the Hebrew word Kahal or Kehilla), is located just a few kilometers from Las Ramblas. \u00a0Carrer de Sant Domenec is the main street of the Call, and was the heart of the Jewish community of Barcelona in the days of old. \u00a0The <strong>Sinagoga Mayor of Barcelona<\/strong>, which is believed to be the oldest synagogue in Europe, is a part of the Call. \u00a0The main entrance lies on Carrer Marlet.<\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/montjuic\/\" target=\"_blank\">Montjuic<\/a>, which means &#8220;Jewish mountain&#8221; was a formerly Jewish cemetery. The mountain faces the Barcelona Harbor, standing over the Placa de la Porta de Pau (Square of the Gate of Peace), a tall monumental column that is adorned with the statue of Christopher Columbus. \u00a0The monument marks the location where Christopher Columbus returned after his first expedition to the Americas. Legend has it that <strong>Christopher Columbus<\/strong> was a Christian convert. His ancestors were supposedly Spanish and Barcelona-based Jews that were forced to convert to Christianity as a ploy to save their lives, but secretly practiced Judaism.<\/p>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">There are also quite a few great names in Barcelona&#8217;s Judaic history. Rashba, who was born in Barcelona in 1235 was considered to be one of the greatest Torah scholars of the Middle Ages. \u00a0He served as Rabbi of the Sinagoga Mayor de Barcelona for more than 50 years. Nachmanides, also known as Rabbi Moses ben Nahman, was the grandson of Isaac ben Reuben of Barcelona.<\/p>\n<h2 align=\"JUSTIFY\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Restaurants_Events\"><\/span>Restaurants &amp; Events<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p align=\"JUSTIFY\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/5237972667_436a47392c_z.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-62608\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-62608 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/5237972667_436a47392c_z-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"Selfie spot from Montjuic MNAC Barcelona\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" \/><\/a>There is an annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/la-filmoteca-lets-talk-about-cinema\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jewish Film Festival<\/a> that occurs on Carrer Moai 9 here in <strong>Barcelona<\/strong>. \u00a0Although other activities are planned parallel to the event, the festival features films of Israeli and Jewish origins. \u00a0There are also <strong>conferences<\/strong>, workshops and discussions on filmmaking in the international Jewish communities. If you&#8217;re looking Jewish food, you can stop by Restaurant Macabi on Las Ramblas for a wholesome kosher meal, or if you &#8216;d like to cook it yourself, there&#8217;s Isamar Kosher butcher shop that&#8217;s located on Carrer de l&#8217;Avenir. \u00a0You may need a few classes or information on the proper way to cook kosher meals, which you can get at Chabad Barcelona on Carrer de Sant Honorat 9. \u00a0The Rabbi on duty, Mr David Libershon welcomes all inquiries.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"66628\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 150px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">2<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            votes        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona, a city of rich cultural heritage with an interesting Jewish history.\u00a0There is archeological evidence that points to a sizeable Jewish community from as early as the common era. 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