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…

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