Spanish Jews once constituted one of the largest and most prosperous Jewish communities in the world. Spain was the unquestioned leader of world Jewry: Torah was studied and taught in great depth. Hebrew was used for the first time for secular poetry, and for the only time between Biblical times and the origins of the modern state of Israel, a Jew (Shmuel haNagid) commanded a Jewish army
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This period endeddefinitively with the anti-Jewish riots of 1391 and Alhambra Decree of 1492, asa result of which the majority of Jews in Spain converted to Catholicism andthose remaining were forced into exile. A JRoots journey takes you back to thisenchanting, lost world as well as the contemporary community of Gibraltar, withits flourishing Jewish life. Visit the ancient Synagogues, walk in thefootsteps of the last Jews of Spain and discover the remarkable story of theMarrano, crypto Jews. Spain has a warm Mediterranean climate all year round andis the perfect destination for a group that wants to have explore Jewishheritage and have a leisure break with plenty of fun at the same time!
