Bosnia-Herzegovina / Sarajevo and Surrounding Areas

Memorial of Vrace

Practical info

Type of location: Memorial

Memorial of Vrace

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