Jewish historical monuments in Dubrovnik

Abstract

Historical monuments and written sources prove that Jews lived in various parts of present Yugoslavia, especially in Dalmatia and Macedonia, already in the first century of our era. Among the present Jewish communities in Yugoslavia, the oldest ones are those in Dubrovnik and Split, whose continuity over the whole period since the middle of the fourteenth century is proven. The Jewish community 'in Dubrovnik dates as back as 1352, and since 1407 it enjoys legal recognition. The Jews lived in a small Ghetto in off-street, not far from the centre of the town. This street was called „Via del Ghetto” and still bears the name of the „Jewish Street” (Žudioska ulica).

Istorijski spomenici i pisani izvori dokazuju da su Jevreji već u prvom veku naše ere živeli u raznim krajevima današnje Jugoslavije, posebno u Dalmaciji i Makedoniji. Među sadašnjim jevrejskim zajednicama u Jugoslaviji, najstarije su one u Dubrovniku i Splitu, čiji je kontinuitet u čitavom periodu od sredine 14. veka dokazan. Jevrejska zajednica u Dubrovniku datira još od 1352. godine, a od 1407. godine uživa pravno priznanje. Jevreji su živeli u malom getu van ulice, nedaleko od centra grada. Ova ulica se zvala „Via del Ghetto” i do danas nosi naziv „Jevrejska ulica” (Žudioska ulica).