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Jewish Medieval Museum of Lecce

Practical info

Type of location: Museum

Jewish Medieval Museum of Lecce

Via Umberto I, 9, 73100 Lecce

+39 0832 247016

Jewish Museum Lecce (museoebraicolecce.com)

Historical description

Lecce

Lecce had one of the most prominent Jewish settlements in the Neapolitan kingdom before the expulsion of the Jews. Though there is no evidence of a Jewish presence prior to the 15th century, there are traces its existence Lecce at the time of the Normans (G. T. ... Read more