Carrer de La Volta del Remei , The Minor Call . Medieval Jewish Quarter, Barcelona city. Catalonia . Spain.

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Carrer de La Volta del Remei , in the background Sant Jaume gate, where the synagogue of the Minor Call once stood. The Minor Call . Medieval Jewish Quarter, 12th-14th centuries. Barcelona city. Catalonia . Spain. The Call was the quarter where the Jewish community lived in the medieval Barcelona. It was known by this name fron 12th century. The word "call " means narrow street or lane and it came to designate the whole set of streets inhabited by the Jews, that is to say, the Jewish quarter. The community of Jews was called the "aljama".

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Location: Carrer de La Volta del Remei , The Minor Call . Medieval Jewish Quarter, .Spain.
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