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Jewish History Museum

Photos of the Museu d’Història dels Jueus in Girona, at the Bonastruc ça Porta Center.

This museum has collected documents and pieces from several centuries related to the Jewish community since the medieval Girona, a city from then referred to as a "mother city of Israel", due to the influence of this community in various fields of knowledge.

Star of David in the courtyard of Bonastruc ça Porta Center

Star of David in the courtyard of Bonastruc ça Porta CenterThe "Museu d’Història dels Jueus" is located in the same site as the last synagogue of Girona until 1942, currently at Carrer de la Força, 8, near the Girona City History Museum.

Sefer Torah wooden case

Sefer Torah wooden caseCarved wood from the 19th century originally from Jerusalem.

Detail of the Sefer Torah

Detail of the Sefer TorahBook of the Law scroll from the 19th century, proceeding from Germany.

מְעִיל - Meil from the 19th century

מְעִיל - Meil from the 19th centuryTorah mantle embroidered with golden thread.

Rimmon

RimmonSefer Torah ornament, made of alpaca and silver, from the 19th century.

Ceramic vessel from the 14th century

Ceramic vessel from the 14th century

Megillah of Esther

Megillah of EstherScroll from the 18th century.

Medieval Jewish garments

Medieval Jewish garmentsFelt reproductions made according to medieval manuscripts.

Tefillin bag from the 19th century

Tefillin bag from the 19th century

Stone with inscription of the Great Synagogue of Girona from the 14th century

Stone with inscription of the Great Synagogue of Girona from the 14th century

Facsimile of the first translation into Spanish of the Hebrew Bible from 1430

Facsimile of the first translation into Spanish of the Hebrew Bible from 1430A work of Moses Arragel de Guadalajara, commissioned by the Grand Master of the Order of Calatrava.

Miqveh - מִקְוֶה

Miqveh - מִקְוֶהWomen’s ritual bath, vestige of the last medieval Synagogue in the city, from 1435.

Inquisition pillory

Inquisition pilloryWooden device utilized for punishment by the Inquisition.

Detail of an Inquisition pillory

Detail of an Inquisition pillory

Hebrew manuscript with Kabbalistic inscriptions for the invocation of protective angels

Hebrew manuscript with Kabbalistic inscriptions for the invocation of protective angelsScroll from the 17th century.

The Kabbalah: Secret Tradition of the West

The Kabbalah: Secret Tradition of the WestA book by Gérard Encausse, 1903 edition printed in Paris. The page on the right shows the Tree of Life of the Kabbalah, according to Kircher.

Sefer Torat ha-adam

Sefer Torat ha-adamThe book entitled "The Law of Man" by the Rabbi Moses ben Nahman. Printed in Venice in 1595.

Document of the expulsion of the Jews from Girona

Document of the expulsion of the Jews from GironaFacsimile of the document entitled "Edicte d’Expulsió dels Jueus" from April 20, 1492.

Commemorative plaque of the Rabbi Moses ben Nahman

Commemorative plaque of the Rabbi Moses ben NahmanAlso known as Nachmanides (1194-1270). Depiction of a menorah and leaves motifs.

Commemorative plaque of the voyages of discovery

Commemorative plaque of the voyages of discoveryCommemorative plaque of Rabbi Abraham Zacuto, Joseph Vecinho, and Jacob Corsino, "Eminent Jewish men of Science who contributed to the Voyages of Discovery."

Vestiges of a house in the Jewish quarter from the 13th century

Vestiges of a house in the Jewish quarter from the 13th centuryThe excavations at the Bonastruc ça Porta Center indicate that this house caught fire and was later integrated as part of the Synagogue until 1492.
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