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Community Evening with Dr. Franziska Kleybolte

Name: Community Evening with Dr. Franziska Kleybolte
Start: 2026-06-09T20:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-06-09T21:30:00+00:00
Location: Evangelical Church of the Redeemer Jerusalem

June 9 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

From Synagogues to Churches: The Catalan Society of the Middle Ages as Reflected in Sacred Architecture
Community Evening with Dr. Franziska Kleybolte

With Dr. Franziska Kleybolte,
Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Architecture in urban spaces is the subject of intense debate. The destruction and conversion of synagogues into churches can be understood as a medieval manifestation of this phenomenon. Between the 11th and 16th centuries, approximately half of all known synagogues on the Iberian Peninsula were confiscated and converted into churches or Christian places of worship. The conversion of synagogues reflects conflict, interaction, and exchange between Jews and Christians, as well as between Judaism and Christianity.