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Jewish quarter (Barcelona)

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... that the Ancient Synagogue in the Jewish quarter of Barcelona may be the oldest in Spain and is one of the oldest in Europe? Source: https://www.jpost.com/Jewish-World/Jewish-Features/The-Golden-Age-returns
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Created by Longhornsg (talk). Self-nominated at 04:39, 2 February 2023 (UTC). Note: As of October 2022, all changes made to promoted hooks will be logged by a bot. The log for this nomination can be found at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Jewish quarter (Barcelona), so please watch a successfully closed nomination until the hook appears on the Main Page.

Article is new enough, long enough, and neutral. QPQ not necessary as one of the nominator's first submissions. A few things: The hook is interesting, but the Jerusalem Post article linked here is not cited in the article. There's also are several unsourced paragraphs in the "Pogroms and Inquisition" section. Additionally I'm doubtful of the reliability of the Jewish Segovia source for our purposes—it looks like a self-published blog. Is there any scholarly sources we can use in its place? DigitalIceAge (talk) 02:55, 15 February 2023 (UTC)
- @Longhornsg: status report? theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 06:57, 26 February 2023 (UTC)
  - @Theleekycauldron: and @DigitalIceAge: Have updated sourcing per the feedback above! Longhornsg (talk) 16:53, 27 February 2023 (UTC)
    - @Longhornsg: Looking much better, thanks! DigitalIceAge (talk) 04:44, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
@Longhornsg and DigitalIceAge: I've added the words "may be" to the hook, as the claim is disputable. It isn't known when the building first began to be used as a synagogue, and the Synagogue of Santa María la Blanca also makes claim to be the oldest (see eg. ). "One of the oldest in Europe" is safe enough, but I'd note that this isn't technically supported by the sources, which both assert (incorrectly) that it is the oldest in Europe. This latter is only a minor point for me, though, and I don't think the hook needs re-reviewing unless either of you object to my changes. Sojourner in the earth (talk) 06:04, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
- Good catch, judging whether something is the 'first' can be fraught with confusion, so this is a good middle ground. DigitalIceAge (talk) 18:55, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
  - @Longhornsg and DigitalIceAge: I see that the original hook has been modified, but what the article says about the claims made in the hook doesn't quite match. Cielquiparle (talk) 05:13, 10 March 2023 (UTC)