"A number of Jews were arrested for trying to immigrate
to Eretz Israel without permission from the King, Alfonso V.
Shortly afterward, they did succeed in having some of their
members leave Sicily, including the poet and astronomer Isaac
ben Solomon Alhadib (1396-1429?). Syracuse was considered a city
second in importance only to Palermo."
Residence
Alla Giudecca, Siracusa Ortigia
- In the undergrounds of the building you may visit the
most ancient Miquw'e (Jewish ritual bath) of Europe dating from
the Byzantine Era.
