NAHMANIDES INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH STUDIESDocumentation and research centre with the objective of strengthening the knowledge of the Jewish world, to consult documents and to exchange information, with a specialized library open to the public. The Institute offers a wide range of formative and cultural activities: lectures, book presentations, round tables, courses, seminars and others.

Opening hoursSeptember 16th to June 21st (except Christmas and Easter holidays)Wednesday and Thursday from 2 pm to 6 pmFriday and Saturday from 10 am to 2 pmClosed on Monday, Tuesday, Sunday and public holidays.

Christmas, Easter holidays and June 22nd to September 15th

Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10 am to 2 pmWednesday from 2 pm to 6 pmClosed on Monday, Saturday, Sunday and public holidays, and from August 1st to 15th and December 24th and 31st.

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MUSEUM OF JEWISH HISTORYOpening hoursSeptember to JuneTuesday to Saturday from 10 am to 6 pmMonday, Sunday and public holidays from 10 am to 2 pmDecember 24th and 31st from 10 am to 2 pm

July and AugustMonday to Saturday from 10 am to 8 pmSunday and public holidays from 10 am to 2 pm

Free entrance the first Sunday of every month.Closed on January 1st and 6th, and December 25th and 26th.

BONASTRUC ÇA PORTA CENTREMuseum of Jewish History · Nahmanides Institute for Jewish Studies

8, Força Street - 17004 GIRONA(+34) 972 21 67 61reserves.callgirona@ajgirona.catwww.girona.cat/callfacebook.com/callgirona

Call de GironaMedieval Jewish quarter

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MUSEUM OF JEWISH HISTORYThe history of the Girona’s Jewish community begins in very ancient times, with the arrival of 25 Jewish families at the end of the 9th century. Three centuries later, a quarter already existed, the Call, in which the Jewish population lived. The neighborhood had been thriving along periods of splendor and was the birthplace of an outstanding school of thought headed by the eminent Moses ben Nahman. However, it ended up being a marginal space throughout the 15th century. In 1492, the order of expulsion of the Jewish people from the Crowns of Aragon and Castile was the beginning of a new era marked by conversion or exile.

More than 500 years later, the Museum of Jewish History has regained its history and disseminates the memory of the Call. The visit to the Museum invites you to enter into the life stories of those who have been part of the historical trajectory of the city. The Museum contributes to tell the stories hidden in the narrow streets of one of the best preserved and documented Medieval Jewish quarters in the world.

Welcome to the Jewish quarter of GironaThe Bonastruc ça Porta Centre is located right in the heart of the old Jewish quarter, where the last known synagogue of the city was located. It houses the Museum of Jewish History and the Nahmanides Institute for Jewish Studies.

Practical informationEntry and exit by the reception (ground floor) Recommended duration of the visit: 1 hourLift available for people with reduced mobility (contact the Centre staff) Free audio-guides available through your mobile devices: www.girona.cat/call

Temporary exhibition (free admission) at the ground floor.

Toilets on the ground floor (reception)

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AudioguideJewish GironaThe Call, the Jewish QuarterDaily life

Rituals and traditions of Jewish lifeThe SynagogueThe gravestones: farewells, burials and mourning

The Mother City of The JewsA map and a book of remediesHard timesThe conversions, a spiritual exileWater, history, memories: the mikveh