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Synagogue of Siena

Practical info

Type of location: Synagogue

Synagogue of Siena

Vicolo delle Scotte, Siena

Tel : +39 (0) 577 286300

Sinagoga e Museo ebraica di Siena | Il mondo ebraico senese (jewishsiena.it)

Historical description

Siena

Siena’s ghetto was created at the same time as that of Florence in 1571. The large Jewish presence in the city is verified by documents from the beginning of the thirteenth century that mention a universita iudarum. The Jewish quarter is in the heart of the ... Read more