Bosnia-Herzegovina / Sarajevo and Surrounding Areas

Synagogue and Community Center of Sarajevo

Infos pratiques

Type de lieu : Jewish Community / Center

Synagogue and Community Center of Sarajevo

Hamdije Kreševljakovića 59, Sarajevo 71000, Bosnia-Herzegovina

+387 33 229-666

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