[Leica] [OM] IMG: Cordoba's old synagogue

[Nathan Wajsman]

Nice, makes me remember my trip to Cordoba in 2004. 

Indeed, the period of the Muslim rule in Spain is remembered as a golden age in many respects. The Comunidad Valenciana where I live was reconquered in the late 13th century. The Moros y Crisitianos fiestas that commemorate the reconquista are somewhat ambivalent because the last Moorish ruler of this part of Spain is considered to have been a good and wise king.

Cheers,
Nathan


Cheers,
Nathan

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> On 30 Jan 2016, at 07:17, Peter Klein <pklein at threshinc.com> wrote:
> 
> Sorry if I've been a bit quiet lately--I had to take apart and pack up my den, which is being remodeled. That entailed going through nearly a quarter-century worth of stuff, deciding what gets thrown out and what kept. Now, from my temporary perch in a corner of the kitchen, some more Spain pictures.
> 
> During the time when Muslims ruled southern Spain, the three Abrahamic faiths got along comparatively well, with Jews and Christians occupying a fairly benign "dhimmi" status. As the Dutch and Americans later discovered, freedom of religion has some wonderful fringe benefits--the arts, sciences and commerce flourished. All this depended on the enlightenment and tolerance of the local ruler. The political climate alternated between periods of tolerance and intolerance, depending on who was in charge.
> 
> The Jewish scholar Maimonides (aka Moses be Maimon, or "the Rambam") was also a celebrated physician and philosopher. He was born in Cordoba in 1135. In 1148, the "management" changed, and a period of "leave, convert or die" ensued. Maimonides traveled widely, and ended up in what is now Cairo as court physician first to the Grand Vizier, and later the Sultan Saladin.
> 
> Here's a statue of Maimonides:
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/24674914296/in/dateposted-public/>
> 
> And here are a few views of the old synagogue, built in c. 1315. The ceiling is high, but the sanctuary is not as big as it looks, measuring about 7 x 6.5m (22 x 21 ft.).  The pictures were taken under crowded tour group conditions. Note the "Moorish" style decorations coexisting with Hebrew quotations from the Scriptures. The other synagogues in Cordoba were destroyed after all Jews were expelled from Spain in 1492. This one survived as a hospital, a chapel and a nursery school. It has been partially restored and is now a national monument.
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> Enjoy!
> --Peter
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