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	Rome Jewish Quarter, Rome Jewish Ghetto, Roman Jews, Rome Jews, Italian Jews, Libyan Jews in Rome, quartiere ebraico
		Rome Jewish Quarter or Ghetto, the Roman Jews, and Jewish Rome
		Outside the ghetto, they had to wear the "Jewish sign", to be easily recognized: men had to wear a yellow patch on hats, women wore a yellow kerchief (the sign of prostitutes).
		In the northern area of the Jewish quarter, you find the marvellous Tortoise Fountain (Fontana delle Tartarughe), in the little square in front of the patrician Palazzo Mattei and Palazzo Costaguti (16th century) endowed in the interior with fine marbles, statues and decorations, and frescoes by Guercino, Domenichino and the Zuccari brothers.
	www.romanhomes.com /your_roman_vacation/quarters/jewish-quarter.htm (2135 words)

	Jewish Quarter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Jewish Quarter is one of the four traditional quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem.
		It lies in the southeastern sector of the walled city, and stretches from the Zion Gate in the south, along the Armenian Quarter on the west, up to the Cardo in the north and and extends to the Western Wall and the Temple Mount in the east.
		In the Jewish Diaspora, a Jewish quarter is the area of a city traditionally inhabited by Jews.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jewish_Quarter (243 words)

	Untitled
		The Jewish Quarter is situated in the Southeast part of the Old City, and is the smallest of the four sectors.
		The Jewish Quarter was at that time situated south of the Temple Mount, so the Jews were forced to move to the northeast sector, which the Crusaders later named the "Jewish Quarter".
		When the force defending the Jewish Quarter was attacked on 2nd of November 1921, the attackers were repulsed with a hand grenade thrown by the Haganah unit.
	www.jafi.org.il /education/noar/sites/jewishqu.htm (1754 words)

	AJE - Jerusalem 3000 - The Jewish Quarter (Site not responding. Last check: )
		AJE - Jerusalem 3000 - The Jewish Quarter
		From 1967, the reconstruction of the Jewish Quarter as a residential neighbourhood, began.
		It is bordered by the Street of the Chain to the north, by the Armenian Quarter to the west and in the south by the Ottoman city wall.
	www.amyisrael.co.il /brijnet/aje/j3000/old-city/jquarter.htm (405 words)

	A Short History of the Jews of Greece:Ancient Times to the 1940's
		Jewish presence in Greece dates at least to the mention by Strabo in approximately 85 B.C.E. that Jews could be found in all the cities of the eastern Mediterranean (VII 7 4).
		The Jewish community of Thebes was so closely identified with the silk industry that Roger II of Sicily (1095-1154) forcibly moved almost the entire community to Sicily to introduce the silk industry in his Norman kingdom.
		The Jewish communities of Mistras, Tripolis, and Kalamata were decimated; the few survivors moved north to settle in Chalkis and Volos, still under Ottoman rule.
	www.greecetravel.com /jewishhistory/ancient.html (2015 words)

	Jerusalem Day on Virtual Jerusalem
		Part of the rebuilding of the Jewish quarter after the Old City was liberated in 1967, has been to re-establish the Cardo as an upscale trade area.
		It was at Batei Machaseh that the Jewish Quarter Fighters surrendered to the enemy.
		After the reconstruction of the Jewish Quarter in the 70s, it was decided to temporarily rebuild one of the four arches that had supported the dome, till a final plan would be formulated.
	www.virtualjerusalem.com /jewish_holidays/JerusalemDay/walk2.htm (856 words)

	Jewish Prague - Prague Apartments, Hotels - AHARON travel
		The Jewish quarter is a small area known as Josefov between the Old Town Square and the Vltava River.
		On its walls are inscribed the names of the Jewish victims, their personal data, and the names of the communities to which they belonged.
		Attached to the Jewish town hall and housing the Jewish museums collection of silver, Torah pointers and ceremonial crowns is the High Synagogue so named for its' location on the second floor.
	www.aharontravel.cz /jewprague.htm (1519 words)

	JewishJournal.com
		The Neue Synagoge Berlin in the city’s Jewish Quarter.
		In the Jewish Quarter, evidence of destruction is interwoven with evidence of rebirth.
		It was the much smaller population of poor, Orthodox Jews living in the Jewish Quarter that the Nazis derived their anti-Semitic stereotypes from.
	www.jewishjournal.com /home/preview.php?id=9316 (1220 words)

	Israel Denies Muslim's Right to Live In Jerusalem's "Jewish Quarter"
		In reaching its decision, based largely on the fact that the apartment is in a section of the Old City the government considers the "Jewish Quarter," the court ruling seemed to deviate sharply from the human rights provisions of the charter of the United Nations, to which the government of Israel has pledged adherence.
		A case in point is the struggle of Muhammad Sa'id Burkaan, who sued the minister of finance, the Corporation for Restoration and Development of the Old City of Jerusalem, Ltd. and the minister of housing, alleging discrimination in the rental of an advertised apartment.
		The court examined the "need" to restore the "Jewish Quarter," stating, "it is only natural that the restoration be intended to revive the previous splendor of the Jewish community in the Old City, so that Jews will again, as in the past, have their own special quarter, alongside the Muslim, Christian and Armenian Quarters.
	www.washington-report.org /backissues/0793/9307038.htm (1221 words)

	Budapest Jewish Heritage, Jews in Hungary
		In Budapest, the most important Jewish sights are found in "Terézváros and Erzsébetváros." The old Jewish quarter, founded in the 18th century, still thrives.
		Don't miss the Jewish Museum with artifacts dating back to the 3rd century A.D. The offices of the Hungarian and the Budapest Jewry, the World Jewish Congress, the Joint and other Jewish organizations, the publishing office of New Life, the classrooms of Talmud Torah can be found here.
		Sopron's 14th century Jewish quarter has been excavated with painstaking accuracy and includes the oldest mikvah (ritual bath) in Hungary, a 13th century prayer house, women's synagogue and residences.
	www.gotohungary.com /history/jewish.shtml (441 words)

	Jewish Quarter Excavations III: Area E and Other Studies \| The Shelby White - Leon Levy Program for Archaeological ...
		This is the third volume on the results of the excavations directed by the late Professor Nahman Avigad in the years 1969-1982 at the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem.
		The first two volumes on these excavations (Jewish Quarter I, II) dealt with Areas A, W and X-2, the prominent remains of which are First and Second Temple period fortifications located on the northern side of the Southwestern Hill.
		To be published subsequently are the remains of the elaborate dwellings of the wealthy residential quarter-the Upper City of the late Second Temple period (also referred to as the Herodian Quarter)-uncovered in Areas F, M, and P of the Jewish Quarter.
	www.fas.harvard.edu /~semitic/wl/publications/jewishquarter3.html (971 words)

	Jewish Quarter (BiblePlaces.com)
		Numerous mikvot were discovered in the excavations of the Jewish Quarter, attesting to the importance of ritual purity for Jews in the first century A.D. Larger mikvot were often divided by a low wall or column to separate those entering the bath from those exiting.
		The Jewish Quarter (Virtual Israel Experience) Highlights the main features of the newest quarter in the Old City with links to related topics, especially historical.
		Jewish Quarter Museums of the Second Temple Period (Lehrhaus Judaica) Prepared by an adult school for Jewish studies, this site highlights important features of second temple period history by examining museums in the Jewish Quarter dedicated to this period.
	www.bibleplaces.com /jewishquarter.htm (658 words)

	Kraków Hotels Cracow Hotels Accommodation Eastline Travel
		The small hotel is located at the pictorial "Szerokaplatz " that as early as during the 15th century was the center of the Kazimierz, the Jewish quarter.
		In the heart of Kazimierz, the former Jewish quarter of Krakow, Hotel Eden is located in a elaborately renovated building dating from the 15th century.
		Housed in a former mikveh (Jewish Ritual Bath House) across from the Remuh Synagogue in the former Jewish quarter Kazimierz is the friendly and quaint Hotel Klezmerhois.
	www.reservation-krakow-hotels.com (1081 words)

	Tour of the Jewish Quarter Josefov - Prague Jewish Tours
		J Jewish life and culture has edged itself deeply into the past and present face of the city.
		Since the ninth century Jewish merchants have lived in and been active in the city and a Jewish community has existed here at least since the 12 th century.
		His grave is in the Olsanské, the old Jewish cemetery that contains over ten thousand grave stones...
	www.eastline.com /prag-tour-jewish-quarter-josefov-golem-culture.html (153 words)

	Jewish Quarter and St Procopius' Basilica in Třebíč - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
		The ensemble of the Jewish Quarter, the old Jewish cemetery and the Basilica of St Procopius in Trebíc are reminders of the co-existence of Jewish and Christian cultures from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.
		Criterion iii: the Jewish Quarter of Trebic is an exceptional testimony to the cultural traditions related to the Jewish diaspora in central Europe.
		Criterion (iii): the Jewish Quarter of Třebíč is an exceptional testimony to the cultural traditions related to the Jewish diaspora in central Europe.
	whc.unesco.org /en/list/1078 (312 words)

	Jewish Prague
		The Jewish quarter is a small area known as Josefov between the Old Town Square and the Vltava River.
		The Jewish cemetery, Old-new synagogue, Klausen Synagogue and the Pinkas synagogue are the most worthwhile sights.
		The size of the Jewish community left in the Czech Republic and Prague today is difficult to estimate.
	www.porges.net /JewishPrague.html (1049 words)

	Jewish Quarter Photo Gallery by Peiying Mo at pbase.com
		In 1850 the former Jewish quarter in Prague was incorporated into the city and was named Josefstadt (Joseph's city) in honor of Emperor Joseph II of the Austrian Empire which ruled over what is now the Czech Republic in the 18th century.
		By 1890 the former Jewish quarter had a population of 186,000 people, but only 20% of them were Jewish.
		In 1893 the city decided to completely demolish the whole Josefstadt quarter, leaving only 6 synagogues, the old Jewish cemetery, the Ceremonial Hall and the Old Jewish Town Hall, which are collectively known as the Jewish Museum.
	www.pbase.com /faerie_39/czek_republicjewishquarter (261 words)

	Jewish Heritage in Greece (Part 4)
		Jewish Quarter - remains in the Messala neighborhood, north-west side of the city.
		Jewish fountain - in the center of the Jewish quarter.
		Jewish Quarter - in the Pisso Rouga neighborhood.
	www.gogreece.com /learn/jewish3.htm (630 words)

	Ohr Somayach :: Jerusalem Quartered :: Jerusalem Quartered
		And to the right is the fourth quarter, which, we are told is called Jewish Quarter, with the obvious implication that the others are not 'Jewish.' Incidentally, the Jewish Quarter -everything to the right - is not strictly Jerusalem, but is called Mount Zion.
		Withdraw into the Jewish Quarter and we will be able to protect you." When they got us into the Jewish Quarter, they said: "You're living too close to the edge move inwards." Finally they got us into a corner and annihilated the settlement.
		The Armenian Quarter, on the west, and the Jewish Quarter, on the east, are divided by Chabad Street (Suq El Hussor Road).
	ohr.edu /yhiy/article.php/1014 (4031 words)

	Cordoba's Jewish Quarter and Synagogue (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Jewish Quarter is the best-known part of Cordoba's historic centre, which was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1984 and is one of the largest in Europe.
		The Jewish community thrived under the religious tolerance of the Caliphate, and contributed actively to its prosperity and intellectual energy.
		The last Jewish neighborhood we know of in Cordoba was separated and protected by walls on all sides, and lay approximately within the triangle formed by the city walls from Almodovar Gate to the Arab baths (once the northern, walled limit of the old Alcazar), Manríquez/Deanes streets and Almanzor street.
	www.infocordoba.com /spain/andalusia/cordoba/jewish_quarter.htm (865 words)

	Rome neighborhoods: The Jewish Quarter - description of the Jewish Ghetto area of Rome
		Stretching from Garibaldi Bridge to Via delle Botteghe Oscure, the Jewish Quarters represents one of the oldest Jewish communities in Europe and, from an aesthetic standpoint, one of the most pleasant neighborhoods in Rome.
		The neighborhood of Trastevere was where Jewish merchants from Israel first settled, but by the middle ages the Jewish community shifted to the eastern banks of the Tiber.
		This fountain is considered one of the major Roman fountains and aqueducts that were constructed under the rule of Popes Gregory XIII and Sisto V for the purpose of improving the flow of water supply to Rome.
	www.comfortitalia.com /jewish-quarter.htm (303 words)

	Jewish Quarter (Josefov) in Prague
		The Jewish Quarter, known as Josefov, is located between the Old Town Square and the Vltava River.
		The Jewish Quarter, or the Prague Jewish Ghetto as it was later to become known, also endured a lot of structural changes, the latest of which was a vast redevelopment of the area between 1893-1913.
		Most of the historical sights in the Jewish Quarter come under the auspices of the Jewish Museum and a single ticket will gain you entrance to all their buildings.
	www.pragueexperience.com /places.asp?PlaceID=597 (274 words)

	Apartments in Rome in the old Jewish Quarter
		The area bounded by the Tiber to the south, Campo de' Fiori to the west, and Piazza Venezia to the east is known as the Jewish Quarter, or the Ghetto.
		Picturesque and authentic, Trastevere is one of the old quarters of the city where the past remains deeply entrenched in the present.
		The quarter is also well connected to all parts of the city center by bus and by tram, and offers connections to the airport from the "Trastevere" train station.
	www.emcoinc.com /travel/html/JewishTravel/VacanzeRomane.htm (1236 words)

	Jewish History (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Jewish quarter in Barcelona, located for over 400 years near the castle, was totally destroyed.
		Despite the efforts of Francisco Sa Garriga, the local viceroy, the entire Jewish community was destroyed and its inhabitants were either converted or murdered.
		Though no real evidence was ever presented, a number of Jewish leaders were arrested, one was burnt alive, and the synagogue was converted into a mosque.
	www.jewishhistory.org.il /1390.htm (415 words)

	International News (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A small memorial plaque in a quiet residential courtyard in the heart of Vilnius is the only hint of the rich Jewish life that once revolved here in the city once called the Jerusalem of the North.
		First, a Jewish ghetto was set up in the city; then, 94 percent of the country's 220,000 Jews were murdered.
		Most of the buildings in the Jewish quarter were devastated by the Nazis.
	www.jewishtimes.com /scripts/edition.pl?now=2/17/2004&SubSectionID=87&ID=3691 (1165 words)

	Prague Jewish Quarter (Josefov) - what to see in Prague - Czech Republic
		As many of the Jewish died during the WWII and were forced by the communist regime to leave the country, the current Prague community numbers 5000 — 6000 people.
		On the eastern wall is the Holy Ark in which the Torah scrolls are kept, on the walls are Hebrew biblical abbreviations.
		It was built in the mid-14th century as a part of a convent of Benedictine nuns.
	www.prague.cz /prague-jewish-town.asp (687 words)

	Jerusalem: Attractions : The Old City : The Jewish Quarter \| Frommers.com
		The Jewish Quarter lies directly west of the Temple Mount and sits on a higher hill than the Temple Mount itself.
		The Jewish Quarter?s most recent destruction came during and after the 1948 war with Jordan, when all the synagogues and most other buildings in the quarter were severely damaged, and over the next 2 decades fell into almost total ruin; many were systematically demolished.
		This museum displays artifacts and crafts typical of Ashkenazi and Sephardic communities in the Jewish Quarter from the middle of the 19th century to the end of Turkish rule in 1917.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/jerusalem/0088030405.html (2114 words)

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