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The Sephardic Museum in Granada, officially the Jewish Quarter Museum (), is a small museum in the city of
The Sephardic Museum in Granada, officially the Jewish Quarter Museum (), is a small museum in the city of Granada
Granada (,, DIN 31635, DIN: ; grc, Ἐλιβύργη, Elibýrgē; la, Illiberis or . ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the fo ...
, Spain
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, dedicated to the recreation of the culture, history, people and traditions of the Sephardic Jews of Jewish Granada. The museum, a private initiative, occupies a typical house in the Realejo – the Jewish quarter of Granada before the expulsion of the Jews
This article lists expulsions, refugee crises and other forms of displacement that have affected Jews.
Timeline
The following is a list of Jewish expulsions and events that prompted significant streams of Jewish refugees.
Assyrian captivity
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in 1492.
Historical context
Jews have been present in Granada for more than fifteen centuries, during which –and especially during the golden age of Andalusian Jews– they provided the city with many relevant figures, including scientists, writers, politicians and artisans, such asSamuel Ibn Naghrillah
Samuel ibn Naghrillah (, ''Sh'muel HaLevi ben Yosef HaNagid''; ''ʾAbū ʾIsḥāq ʾIsmāʿīl bin an-Naghrīlah''), also known as Samuel HaNagid (, ''Shmuel HaNagid'', lit. ''Samuel the Prince'') and Isma’il ibn Naghrilla (born 993; died 1056 ...
, who endowed the city with a system of public baths, or Judah ibn Tibbon
Judah ben Saul ibn Tibbon (1120 – after 1190) was a translator and physician.
Born in Granada, he left Spain in 1150, probably on account of persecution by the Almohades, and went to Lunel in southern France. Benjamin of Tudela mentions him as ...
, physician, translator, politician and poet.
The Realejo quarter is located in the Old city, southeast of the Alhambra
The Alhambra (, ; ar, الْحَمْرَاء, Al-Ḥamrāʾ, , ) is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Andalusia, Spain. It is one of the most famous monuments of Islamic architecture and one of the best-preserved palaces of the ...
, at the foot of the monumental complex. Its origins go back to the Jewish suburb of Muslim Granada, known by the name of Jewish Granada (''Garnata (t) al-Yahud'' in Arabic
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...
).
The museum
The Sephardic Museum of Granada first opened its doors in 2013, the year in which theSpanish government
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ruled to grant Spanish nationality to descendants of the Sephardi Jews
Sephardic (or Sephardi) Jews (, ; lad, Djudíos Sefardíes), also ''Sepharadim'' , Modern Hebrew: ''Sfaradim'', Tiberian: Səp̄āraddîm, also , ''Ye'hude Sepharad'', lit. "The Jews of Spain", es, Judíos sefardíes (or ), pt, Judeus sefar ...
expelled as a result of the Alhambra Decree
The Alhambra Decree (also known as the Edict of Expulsion; Spanish: ''Decreto de la Alhambra'', ''Edicto de Granada'') was an edict issued on 31 March 1492, by the joint Catholic Monarchs of Spain ( Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Arag ...
, signed by the Catholic Monarchs in the very same hometown of this Jewish community.
The museum, an initiative of the Chevalier family (themselves descendants of the city's anusim), presents objects of day-to.day life, city maps and a Sephardic-themed library. The contributions to literature, science, gastronomy and history of this community to the city of Granada are explained through a "tour in miniature" of its places of worship, commerce and trades in the old Jewish quarter of the city. Highlights in the exhibition include a collection of objects of Jewish worship, a "ceramic kitchen" (complete kitchen equipped with ceramic objects) and a small Sephardic-style courtyard.
The museum also offers guided tours throughout the Realejo (Jewish quarter).
See also
* Sephardic Museum * History of the Jews in SpainReferences
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