Loved our visit to the Jewish Museum. We didnt realize there was such a rich Jewish History in Bosnia and found this to be very interesting with many artifacts and stories about its members
This museum is small, but it's so important in an area that's surrounded by so many other religious and cultural influences. There were excellent displays from the early 20th Century, but it would've been better to see the Sarajevan Jews' role during the siege of the 1990s. That…
This 16th Century and now defunct synagogue serves as a museum of the prominent former Jewish community. It is a pleasant place to visit and nicely maintained. However, the famous Sarajevo Hagadah (a unique illustrated 16th Century work of art of great significance) is not at…
Situated in an old synagogue, this museum tells the story of Sarajevo's Jewish citizens. Sad stories about the Holocaust and those that tried to help the victims bring a somber sense to the story.
No longer an active synagogue the Jewish Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina is housed in the oldest synagogue (1581) in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Much smaller and with no distinguishing exterior markings, the Jewish Museum is located within a 2-3 block range together with the major…