Juderías, Spain’s former Jewish quarters

21 May 2026 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

Judería of Segovia © Menesteo/cc-by-sa-3.0

Judería of Segovia © Menesteo/cc-by-sa-3.0

A Judería—or Jewish quarter—is the area within a Spanish city where Jews were legally required to reside. In a broader sense, the term is used to designate a district in which the majority—or all—of the inhabitants were of the Jewish faith.   read more…

Jodenbuurt in Amsterdam

1 October 2024 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Museums, Exhibitions Reading Time:  6 minutes

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© flickr.com – Paul Arps/cc-by-2.0

The Jodenbuurt (Dutch: Jewish neighbourhood) is a neighbourhood of Amsterdam, Netherlands. For centuries before World War II, it was the center of the Dutch Jews of Amsterdam — hence, its name (literally: Jewish quarter). It is best known as the birthplace of Baruch Spinoza, the home of Rembrandt, and the Jewish ghetto of Nazi occupation of the Netherlands.   read more…

Pitigliano in Tuscany

30 April 2023 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  8 minutes

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© davide.avesani.74/cc-by-sa-4.0

Pitigliano is a town in the province of Grosseto, located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) south-east of the city of Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy. The quaint old town is known as the little Jerusalem, for the historical presence of a Jewish community that has always been well integrated into the social context and that has its own synagogue.   read more…

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