Conservation and repair work on the 14th century synagogue in Cordoba, Spain, was completed in September and the synagogue, one of the region’s leading tourist attractions, was reopened to visitors after having been closed to the public in June.
During the course of the work, evidence of what possibly was a mikvah, or ritual bath, was discovered adjacent to the synagogue, according to one of the experts who carried out the work, the architect Arturo Ramirez.
A series of events is planned for next year to mark 700th anniversary of the synagogue, which was built in 1315 and functioned until the Jews were expelled from Iberia in 1492.