Practical info

Type of location: Synagogue

Synagogue and Community Center of Turku

Brahenkatu 17, 20100 Turku

Tel : + 358 40 0526009

Historical description

Turku

Turku was an important city when Finland was part of the Kingdom of Sweden before independence. It has a Jewish presence dating back to the 19th century, with some dating back to 1853. Following the city’s donation of a plot of land in 1900, the Turku was ... Read more

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