Jewish Historical Museum, Jewish museum in Stari Grad, Serbia
The Jewish Historical Museum occupies the first floor of the building at Kralja Petra 71a, erected in 1928 for Belgrade's Sephardic community to the design of architect Samuel Sumbul. An inscription near the top reads "The Home of the Jewish Religious-School Community". The permanent display covers 200 square metres and presents documents, photographs, three-dimensional objects and artworks.
The institution was founded in 1948 and records approximately 2000 years of Jewish history on the Balkans. Through its holdings, one can trace how the community developed and changed over centuries in this region.
The permanent display, arranged by Prof. Dr. Vidosava Nedomački, covers 200 square metres and includes synagogues, cemeteries, customs, Jewish society and schooling, notable figures and artists. Among the items are a 17th-century ketubah from Italy, an 1856 prayer book printed in Belgrade and a nine-branched Hanukkah lamp from 18th-century Poland.
The museum sits in the heart of Belgrade and is easy to reach by public transport, with signage on the building. Opening hours are limited, so it is wise to check ahead before visiting to ensure it will be open.
The museum's embroidery and costume collection travelled to London in 1978 for the International Centenary Conference of the Folklore Society. In 2013 a new display, "Synagogical Ritual Items", showed deported objects that had never been exhibited before.
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