Practical info
Type of location: Jewish Community / Center
Synagogue and Community Center of Sarajevo
Hamdije Kreševljakovića 59, Sarajevo 71000, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Historical description
Sarajevo and Surrounding Areas
When the grand vizier Syavush Pasha came to Sarajevo in 1581, the local representatives of the Sublime Porte asked him to separate the Jews from the rest of the population, for “they lit too many fires and made too much noise”. Syavush Pasha ordered the ... Read more