Museu d'Història dels Jueus — Attraction in Girona

If you are interested in learning about the quaint Jews as if they are objects and not actually people, this is the museum for you. The way they portrayed the history of the Jews of Spain was exceedingly problematic. As if there was a tiny little disagreement between those silly little Jews and the righteous Christians, and those cute Jews decided to leave of their own free will (rather than get killed.) Things like an edict from the king of Spain not being translated into any language would have made a big difference, for example. Or not referring to female Jews as Jewesses. In short, it's dated, it's offensive, it's objectifying, and they need to have another think about the importance...

Beautiful museum situated in the old Jewish quarter. Included parts of the old Jewish baths, synagogue and excavation site. Highly recommend. Also let’s you store your luggage.

This museum left no stone unturned. The research done was incredible. Detailed descriptions of Jewish life in Cataluña. Some obscure facts including on Jewish mysticism, womens contributions, specific customs & celebrations, even listing specific names of different kinds of trades people. And they did not gloss over the treatment of the Jews by the dominant Catholic rulers and during the Inquisition. The peaceful rooftop garden counter-balanced these...

The contents of the exhibition were not very intriguing. The issue is that since the Jewish quarter was demolished so many centuries ago, there is barely any original artifact left, except for a couple of rare exceptions. You may well just read about this history online or in the Catalunya History Museum in Barcelona. Wouldn't recommend this over other attractions unless you really have a lot of time.

Also, the receptionist apparently forgot to give me a card that would help me get discounts at other 5 museums in the city, which I only learned about when I visited the...