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institution of the medieval Hispanic kingdoms, responsible for
the government and internal administration of Jewish
communities. An organ for the internal government of medieval
Jewish communities. The king's representative for financial
administration. A Jewish court made up of two or three judges
charged with judging the internal affairs of the community. It
was governed by Jewish religious law. An inter-community Jewish
organization that combined various aljamas with a financial aim
in mind: the allocation, imposition and gathering of taxes for
delivery to the king. A Jewish man or woman who has been
received into the Christian faith. The governing body
administering a town or a community. Dispersion. Word of Greek
origin, meaning "exile", that designates the dispersion of Jews
around the world. The Jewish quarter in the towns and villages
of medieval Catalonia. The Catalan word "call" derives from the
Latin callis. In Lleida, it was referred to as th