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The Mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jódar and Edil de Cultura, Rosa Medina announced this morning at a press conference that the exhibition "Lorca, Luces de Sefarad" organized by the Directorate General of Fine Arts and Cultural Heritage and the city council, continue in the city until January 7, after the acceptance and expectation aroused by the show since last May 19 when he was inaugurated.
Classroom Selgas, where it is exposed to the public has been visited by almost 2,000 people for three months and a half, we were impressed with the archaeological remains of the former Jewish district of Lorca, and the Synagogue, as well as complementary means same as the catalog of the exhibition and audiovisual.
Jódar Francisco stressed that "it is noteworthy that the magnificent displays of" Lorca, Luces de Sefarad, "I went forth in our city before visiting New York City, as it has met archaeological documentation and records of the Jews Lorca, archaeological pieces with Jewish symbols and a collection of glass lamps and decorative plasterwork from the synagogue, which left shocked the public and visitors, causing an impression. "
With the extension of the exposure time of the municipal schools have the opportunity to visit.
Visits for this it should be noted that June, with 511 has been the most successful, followed by September with 417.
DATE
VISITORS
May
337
June
511
July
304
August
280
September
417
TOTAL
1849
As for the origin of these should be noted that the Lorca with 1,116 occurrences have been the ones who have seen the exhibition, having a percentage 60.36%, ahead of national visitors with 21.74%.
Hometown
Visitor No.
Percentage
Lorca
1116
60.36%
Regional
123
6.65%
National
402
21.74%
Foreign
208
11.25%
The City Council and the Foundation Sefarad Beitenu come to agreement for the transfer of premises to allow Lorca be the national benchmark of Sephardic Jewish culture
At the same ceremony, Francisco Jodar, Mayor of Lorca, Rosa Medina, Councillor for Culture and Aaron Franco, President of the separate foundation Beitenu have reported that the parties have reached an agreement to transfer from one room to the pool for promotion and development of Sephardic Jewish culture.
According Jodar, this agreement allows for "Lorca can become short space of time in the national benchmark, with the future creation of the Jewish Museum of the Synagogue and the Jewish Studies Center for International and will be a destination point and reference" .
The mayor has commented that "the finding of the Great Synagogue of Lorca, the only worldwide from an archaeological point of view and spiritual for the Jewish people, along with the Jewish and the rich and unique artistic heritage, deserve the utmost attention , support and dissemination by the whole society of Lorca.
Therefore we believe that we must implement two major projects for the recovery, boosting tourism, cultural and economic life of Jewish Heritage in Lorca and Shire. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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