MADRID — A 15th century mikvah was discovered at the location of the last synagogue in the old Jewish quarter of Girona in Catalonia, Spain. The discovery of the Jewish ritual bath is ...

Girona is a town situated 60 miles north of Barcelona in the region of Catalonia, Spain. In the 1970s through the efforts of one man, Jose Tarres, the Jewish quarter of Girona was re-discovered ...

Girona, near Barcelona, was known for its thriving Jewish community before the expulsion of Spain’s Jews in 1492, the year the synagogue was abandoned. The synagogue, founded in 1435, now houses ...

TAKE a look at the little-known sunshine spot with stunning old town, medieval architecture and world-famous wine with ...

Girona, Spain, is watched from above by its Catholic cathedral. The city lent its visuals to many scenes in “Game of Thrones’” Season 6. ... El Call, or Jewish Quarter. ...

A 15th century mikveh was discovered at the location of the last synagogue in the old Jewish quarter of Girona in Catalonia, Spain.The discovery of the Jewish ritual bath is significant since there ...

Girona was the Euro-capital of cabbalistic theology in the Middle Ages and remains the most atmospheric Jewish quarter in Spain. But these are good reasons for the rest of us, too.

GIRONA, Spain, July 30 (JTA) — “Sepharad is your home.” Those soothing, welcoming words were pleasant to hear, especially from a non-Jewish Spanish official, the head of tourism in the small ...

“I am the man who felt the stab of pain. I left behind the table that was spread for me. I, who was a prince among my brothers, live now in an inn for travelers. I left my family. I forsook my ...