Practical info

Type of location: Museum

Synagogue and Jewish Museum of Tomar

R. Dr. Joaquim Jacinto 73, Tomar

Tel : +351 249 329 823

Historical description

Tomar

Although there was an organized community in Tomar at the turn of the fourteenth century, indicated by the inscription on the tombstone of Rabbi Joseph of Tomar, who died in Faro in 1315, it was not until 1430 that the Jews of Tomar had the means to undertake the ... Read more

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