From Nachmanidies to the Vilna Gaon

A journey in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City.

 See how the community developed, from the arrival of Nachmanidies and Rabbi Judah the Pious, to renewal at the hands of students of the Vilna Gaon.

Why and how did the community split between Ashkenaz and Oriental Jewry?

What were the customs of the different communities, and how did they interact with one another?

 Who were the leaders, and what did they stand for? Tour the synagogues, schools of study and charitable organizations that functioned in the Quarter until its fall in 1948

The tour includes entrance to the Hurva synagogue.

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