Revisiting Jewish heritage in Barcelona
and the memory of Sepharad
During the Middle Ages Jewish life flourished in Sepharad as perhaps nowhere else. Jews were totally integrated, in the Call of Barcelona or the juderias of Cordoba and Toledo; in the cabalistic circles of Gerona or as advisors and physicians to kings.
With the Edict of expulsion of 1492, Jews were faced with
a stark choice: leave or convert to Catholicism. Some of these conversos
continued to practice their tradition in hiding. Although most of the
Jewish legacy was lost, one can revisit the rich culture and history while
walking the streets where Jews once lived.
Once again,
Jewish life blooms in Barcelona and other cities, with celebrations of B'nei mitzvah, Shabbat and the High
Holidays, Klezmer dancing or Ladino music, Film Festival, Hebrew study and new works
of art.
Since 1997 Urban
Cultours organizes Jewish tours in Barcelona as well
as programs focused on past and present Jewish life and helps plan events
with authentic Jewish content for visitors from all over the world.
Urban Cultours
project adds to the initiatives
that
enrichen
our culture and tradition, contributing to the
continuity,
development and promotion of Jewish
identity.
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