November 1, 2008

MEDIAEVAL JUDERÍA (JEWISH QUARTER), SAGUNTO, SPAIN




















Jewish gravestones with Hebrew inscriptions used as building blocks in Tarragona


















Sagunto (Sagunt in Catalán) is a small town north of Valencia on the Mediterranean coast, where Jews found refuge from persecution until their final expulsion from Spain in 1492. The photos were taken in February 2008.










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