Bosnia-Herzegovina / Sarajevo and Surrounding Areas

Jewish Museum and ancient Synagogue of Sarajevo

Infos pratiques

Type de lieu : Closed synagogue

Jewish Museum and ancient Synagogue of Sarajevo

32 Josipa Štadlera St., 71000 Sarajevo

+387 33 475 740

http://muzejsarajeva.ba/en

Description historique

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