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The Call is the ancient Jewish portion of the gothic quarter in Barcelona. Tucked away in the The Call you will find this little unassuming building, quite possibly the oldest synagogue in Europe. Built sometime during the 3rd or 4th century, this house of worship served as the center of Jewish life in Barcelona right up until Jewish life in Barcelona stopped happening around 1391. At that time, those Jews who were not massacred were forced to convert, and the synagogue became just another house and dyeing business. The nature of the building was lost to time for 6 centuries, until a couple of historians started to trace the route that tax collectors took during the time before the massacre of 1391. They concluded that the tax collectors ended their journey near this site. A review of the building here revealed that this particular building was askew, facing due east rather than the northwest/southeast orientation of other buildings in the area.
The synagogue was returned to its function in 2002, but without regular worshipers. Religiously, it is used for b’nai mitzvah and weddings. The first of those weddings of the modern era occured in 2003 with a couple from Montreal.
Those who searched around and found it as well before the hint were:
- Graham Hedley
- Eloy Cano
- Paul Voestermans
- Walter_V_R
- Martin de Bock
- hhgygy
- Bas van Limpt
- Garfield
- Phil Ower
- bernd
- Lighthouse
And after the hint:
Congrats to Paul Voestermans, Martin de Bock, hhgygy, Lighthouse for a perfect series!!
