JEWISH BARCELONA

Following the footsteps of the Jewish community in Barcelona from theMiddle Ages to the present day. What traces did they leave behind?Where in the city did they leave their mark? What is left of the oldJewish quarter, which housed one of the largest Jewish communities inSouthern Europe? What happened to the Jews from Barcelona after theirexpulsion? What is known about those who decided to stay, despite theSpanish Inquisition? When did Judaism recover in the city? When andhow did they return to the Catalan capital? What were they fleeingfrom? The answers to all these questions and many more can be found in this book. You will discover too how many Jewish communities thereare, how many Jews from Barcelona were or are famous figures, and therelationship between the Jewish community and prominent locations such as the Palau de la Generalitat, the Llotja de Mar mediaeval stockexchange, the Barceloneta district, Pla de la Boqueria, the Poblenoudistrict, the Sant Antoni Market, the Olympic Stadium, Montjuïc,Estació de França train station and Camp Nou football stadium.