Jewish community of Gibraltar

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Jewish_community_of_Gibraltar

GPTKB entity

Statements (34)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Jewish_community
gptkbp:affiliation	Sephardic tradition Ashkenazi tradition (minority)
gptkbp:containsSettlement	early 18th century
gptkbp:contribution	significant role in Gibraltar's commercial and civic life
gptkbp:education	Jewish primary and secondary schools
gptkbp:governingBody	gptkb:Gibraltar_Jewish_Community_Council
gptkbp:historicalName	gptkb:Sephardic_Jews_from_Spain_and_Portugal
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Jewish community of Gibraltar
gptkbp:interfaithRelations	generally harmonious with other communities
gptkbp:kosherFacilities	kosher shops and restaurants
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Hebrew gptkb:Ladino English
gptkbp:legalStatus	full civil rights since British rule
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Gibraltar
gptkbp:notableEvent	expulsion from Spain in 1492 led to migration Jews allowed to return after British capture in 1704
gptkbp:notableFeature	four active synagogues one of the few places in Europe with continuous Jewish presence since the 18th century
gptkbp:notableInstitution	gptkb:Abudarham_Synagogue gptkb:Ets_Hayim_Synagogue gptkb:Great_Synagogue_(Shaar_Hashamayim) gptkb:Nefutsot_Yehuda_Synagogue
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Albert_Poggio gptkb:Sir_Joshua_Hassan
gptkbp:population	approximately 750 (as of 2021)
gptkbp:publicHolidayIn	Jewish holidays recognized as public holidays
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:status	one of the oldest Jewish communities on the Iberian Peninsula
gptkbp:墓所	gptkb:Jewish_Cemetery_at_Windmill_Hill
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Great_Synagogue_of_Gibraltar gptkb:Synagogue_of_Gibraltar
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7