A “quarter” has a very specific history, and often one that is rather unpleasant. In Europe in the Middle Ages up until the 20th century, people could be distrustful of certain groups of people from different religions or ethnic backgrounds. They would make sure these people lived in just one area of a city. The ones that were controlled most strictly were called “ghettos(少数民族聚居区)”. In Christian Europe, Jews and Muslims in particular were “ghettoized”. In Venice, the Jewish ghetto had walls built around it.
For nearly two and a half centuries from 1516, Jews were not allowed to leave the ghetto between sunrise and sunset. In Prague in 1389, soldiers stormed the ghetto and killed 1, 500 Jews living there.
Nowadays the ghettos have gone, and even the word “quarter” has to be used carefully because of the bad memories attached to it. However, a few cities still talk about their historical “Jewish quarter” or “Muslim quarter”. The special places of worship and schools are already there and often people of one religion or ethnic group will choose to live in their quarter—even though they don’t have to any more.
In Josefov there is a Holocaust(大屠杀)museum. You can visit famous Jewish writers’ homes. The one-time ghetto has become a place to learn from Jewish history—the good and the bad. (364W)
1. According to the article, a visitor to Josefov in Prague is likely to .
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