Sinagoga Shlomo ben Adret
The Sinagoga Major de Barcelona—better known as the Sinagoga Shlomo ben Adret—is tied to one of the longest Jewish histories of any Iberian city. The site is believed to date back as early as the 3rd century, and archaeological work places the original structure in the 3rd or 4th centuries, even if its precise function can’t be proven beyond doubt. What is certain is that it was expanded in the 13th century, when Barcelona’s “main synagogue” lay in the immediate area of the Jewish quarter. In 1263, King James I visited the synagogue at the conclusion of the Barcelona Disputation. That same century, Shlomo ben Adret—leader of Spanish Jewry—served as rabbi of the Sinagoga Major for 50 years. After the massacres of 1391, the building was put to many other uses and its original purpose was forgotten; extra storeys were added over time. …
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