RESEARCH FOR THE DEFINITION OF THE BOUNDARIES OF
THE ANCIENT JEWISH CEMETERY ON MONTJUÏC

Exhaustive research in archival collections around Catalonia, as well as in period Hebrew sources, searching data that will lead to define or refer a limit or location of this funerary site. Results of this research will be a contribution to the final declaration of a landmark (BCIN historical site) of the cemetery on MonjuÏc.

With support of The Rothschild Foundation Europe

Center of Studies ZAKHOR visited the site to meet with the archaeologist in charge and with the Director of Landmarks of the region of Castille-La Mancha, to explain the importance of this issue in Judaism and discuss the options of protection.

Toledo is the city where the three cultures flourished in the Middle Ages reaching at times exemplary levels of "convivencia" , where the famous School of Translators produced great pieces which contributed to the intellectual development of the world, a city where even very important Rabbis from Catalonia and from Germany chose to live.

Today, besides two synagogues (of the 10 that existed at the time) which can be visited as Museums, the ancient cemetery, with about 85 tombs (including children and babie's) is the only other landmark which remains of the Jewish community which once lived there.
This cemetery definitely transcends the city. as the descendants of Jews from Toledo now live in the five corners of the earth. The Jewish community of Toledo and their descendants, who now live in the five corners of the earth, certainly deserve respect for their tradition and beliefs.