Museo di cultura ebraica la piccola Gerusalemme, Religious museum in Pitigliano, Italy.
The Museo di cultura ebraica la piccola Gerusalemme is a religious museum in Pitigliano that shows the history of the local Jewish community. The exhibition contains old documents, artifacts, and multimedia presentations that record hundreds of years of Jewish life in Tuscany.
The building served as the first place of worship for the Jewish community that settled in Pitigliano in the 15th century. Over time, this site became one of the region's most important Jewish centers and left behind visible traces of its heritage.
The collection displays religious objects and everyday items that document how Jewish families lived in Tuscany over many generations. Visitors can see handwritten prayer books, lamps, and household goods that reveal how traditions were kept alive in daily life.
The museum provides access to several preserved facilities from the original Jewish quarter, including a ritual bath, kosher wine cellar, butcher shop, and matzah bakery. Visitors should allow time to explore the restored rooms and workshops located throughout different levels of the building.
The name "little Jerusalem" refers to the importance of this community in Italian Jewish history and the closeness of life in this quarter. Few visitors realize that underground tunnels beneath the museum show the original connections between different houses in the community.
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