Exhibition at the Klausen Synagogue explores the life of the Jewish community in medieval Spain

The exhibition will be officially opened on November 3 with a public vernissage.

“We are grateful to the Embassy of Spain for the exceptional opportunity to present in Prague the rich history of the Jewish community in medieval Spain. The Klausen Synagogue—one of the most important historical monuments of the Jewish Town, now dedicated to hosting short-term and unique projects—is an especially fitting venue for this exhibition. We are delighted by this collaboration,” says Pavla Niklová, Director of the Jewish Museum in Prague.

The display focuses mainly on the period between the 10th and 12th centuries, when the Jewish community of Al-Andalus ranked among the most prominent in Europe. This era of extraordinary cultural flourishing was closely linked to economic prosperity and the openness of the society that developed largely under the rule of the Umayyad dynasty in Córdoba.

The exhibition is based on materials preserved in the famous Cairo Genizah—a unique repository where sacred Jewish texts that could no longer be used were stored for centuries, along with many secular documents. Egypt’s geographic position as a natural bridge between the eastern and western Islamic worlds contributed to the preservation of numerous texts originating from Al-Andalus.

The exhibition offers authentic insight into a period when Jewish, Arab, and Christian cultures coexisted and enriched one another on the territory of present-day Spain.

The project is supported by Centro Sefarad-Israel, Foundation for Holocaust Victims, and DAP, a.s. The event is part of the European Days of Jewish Culture.

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