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JEWISH QUARTER — The existence of separate Jewish streets or quarters (Lat. Platea Judaeorum; Sp. Judería; Fr. Juiverie; It. Giudecca; Eng. Jewry; Ger. Judengasse, Pol. Ulica Żydowska) originated in the voluntary preference of the Jewish community to live in a… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Jewish Quarter — For the article on Jewish Quarters throughout the Jewish diaspora, see Jewish Quarter (diaspora) The Jewish Quarter ( he. הרובע היהודי, HaRova HaYehudi or the Rova ) is one of the four traditional quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem. The 45,000 … Wikipedia
Jewish Quarter (diaspora) — In the Jewish Diaspora, a Jewish quarter is the area of a city traditionally inhabited by Jews. Jewish quarters, like the Jewish ghettos in Europe, were often the outgrowths of segregated ghettos instituted by the surrounding Christian… … Wikipedia
Jewish ghettos in Europe — existed because Jews were viewed as cultural minorities due to their non Christian beliefs in a Renaissance Christian environment. As a result, Jews were placed under strict regulations throughout many European cities.… … Wikipedia
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Jewish Sharab — is an ancient Jewish quarter in Ibb Governorate, Yemen established around 130 and dismantled around 1940, and was one of the most illustrious places of Jewish settlement in Yemen. Many distinguished Jewish personalities were born there, including … Wikipedia
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Quarter (country subdivision) — A quarter is a section of an urban settlement. Its borders can be administratively chosen (then denoted as borough), and it may have its own administrative structure (subordinate to that of the city, town or other urban area). Such a division is… … Wikipedia
Jewish community of Calatayud — Calatayud had a large Jewish community as early as the reign of Abd al Rahman III. In 1882, while workmen were digging the foundation of a house, they discovered a marble tombstone bearing a Hebrew inscription in memory of a certain Samuel b.… … Wikipedia
Jewish Amsterdam — Amsterdam has historically been the center of the Dutch Jewish community, and has had a continuing Jewish community for the last 370 years [ [http://www.nihs.nl/pages/sitepage.asp?articleid=43057:43891 token=122929545MfbTjbQaRhbSeaQa NIHS General … Wikipedia
