If you came this way from the Old City, you most likely walked through the Jewish Quarter.

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He also decreed to give money to a Jew who lived at the entrance of the Lisbon Jewish Quarter.

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The Mellah is the historic Jewish quarter of Marrakesh and is surrounded by high walls, much like the European ghettos.

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Krakow's old Jewish quarter of Kazimierz survived the war and now it is the spiritual home of the country's Jewish revival.

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As neighbourhoods go, the old Jewish quarter of Kazimierz just south of the Old Town on the banks of the Vistula River is a real survivor.

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Students also frequent the Jewish quarter of the Marais, which spans the 3rd and 4th arrondissements, where many believe the best falafel in the city can be found.

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Of some 350, 000 Jewish students on American campuses, says Mr Saxe, a quarter or more take Jewish studies courses at some point in their college careers.

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Many settled in the French quarter, where they founded the Jewish Music Club.

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The Casa de la Memoria de Al-Andalus (the House of Al-Andalus Memories) encased in a former Sephardic Jewish mansion in the higgledy-piggledy Santa Cruz quarter, has garnered an excellent reputation in recent years for its heavy Baroque atmosphere and skilful musicians who are not afraid to improvise.

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