WELCOME
The Institute for Jewish Studies Barcelona (EJB) is dedicated to the interdisciplinary study and research of Jewish culture and thought, with a particular focus on Sephardic and Catalan traditions.
You are invited to participate and explore the Institute’s activities across multiple fields: Seminars and lectures, Culture and Art events, Activist initiatives, and Community encounters
OUR MISSION
The EJB aims to foster the revitalization of Jewish culture in Catalonia and Spain, through the study and research of Jewish intellectual and cultural heritage. The EJB specializes in the comprehensive study and research of the Sephardic branch of Jewish civilization: its legacies, challenges, and futures. The EJB offers rigorous interdisciplinary programs in Jewish and Sephardic Studies that explore classical sources and textual masterpieces, examine philosophical and spiritual traditions, attend to social and cultural forms of expression, including art and folklore, and engage in critical interpretation to address contemporary challenges. The EJB is Situated in “Casa Adret”, at the heart of the historical Jewish quarter in Barcelona,
Casa Adret
Photo: Antonio Navarro Wijkmark
Casa Adret
We are located at Casa Adret, a historic building at n.6 Solomo ben Adret Street (known in Hebrew as the Rashba). The building, owned by the Adret family during the Middle Ages, is one of the oldest habitable buildings in Barcelona. It is situated in the heart of el Call, the city's old Jewish quarter. The first floor was likely used as a craft or clothing workshop, while the upper parts were inhabited by two Jewish families, evidenced by the mezuzah holes found on two of the doors of the house.
In 2001, the prestigious architects, Elias Torres and José Antonio Martinez Lapeña, were commissioned to renovate the building.
Since 2018, it has been serving as a cultural hub, managed by Mozaika, contributing to the revival of Jewish cultural life in Barcelona.