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Full house on the spot "Traces of Jewish Culture in Lorca," which took place in the afternoon yesterday in Ubeda room Ateneo de Madrid.
The event was attended by prominent political and public figures.
The Mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar, presented yesterday afternoon in Ubeda room Ateneo de Madrid archaeological remains found in the grounds of Castle City Jewish Quarter.
The event has been a success and promotion assistance for the town.
At the opening of the same attendees had the opportunity to watch a video specially designed for the occasion on Lorca attractions linked to the monumental and historical richness of its historical center.
During the event the Mayor of the city made a very detailed and historical profile conference on the discovery of the synagogue and the Jewish quarter on the strength of the sun, in which he reported a wide range of data and descriptions of the remains have been unearthed by archaeologists to date.
The mayor said that, according to the findings noted by the researchers themselves, remains to be digging over 40% of Jewry, a fact that opens new possibilities for the full recovery of this medieval quarter and, in parallel, to define more accurately what life was like inside the fortress.
The Israeli ambassador to Spain, Alon Bar, spoke at the ceremony to acknowledge the commitment that both the Mayor and society Lorca are demonstrating and promoting recovery among the Jewish community of Hebrew legacy that has been discovered in the castle.
The diplomat noted that it had already had the opportunity to visit the city, which said he was "astonished", and expressed that the potentials which brings the Synagogue are "very important", so he encouraged Lorca to continue to identify the legacy with which the municipality among the Jews, a work in which he pledged to actively participate.
Alon Bar, as a gesture of appreciation, a gift received by the Mayor, consisting of a pennant embroidery on silk Israel, a detail that effusively thanked advantage to remember that in his visit to the town was surprised by the quality and elegance Lorca embroidery.
The conference culminated with the viewing of a short documentary (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r20TqpnOmes) on the medieval Jewish quarter of the castle, in which an overview of the development of archaeological work was carried out and historical documentation being carried to term since the advent of these new remains.
The event, which took place in a conference room packed full, attended by the Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Development, Mario Garcés, the Secretary of State for Telecommunications and Information Society, Victor Calvo-Sotelo Ibáñez-Martín , the herald of Easter this year, Pilar Ibanez Martin, Judge of the Supreme Court, Fernando Pignatelli, M ª Dolores Bolarín Congresswoman, former Secretary of State for Telecommunications, Francisco Ros, former Secretary of the Interior, Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo, the Count of San Julián, Julio Antonio Mellado, and renowned lawyer Miguel Domenech, among other authorities.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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