Jewish Museum Lecce
Located in the heart of the medieval Giudecca in Lecce, the Jewish Museum is a place for meeting, promoting culture and dialogue, besides being a reference point for discovering the traditions and the history of the Jewish community that inhabited Lecce in the late Middle Ages. Above all the Museum's aim is to enhance the cultural heritage, by reconstructing one of the missing piece of the cultural mosaic of the medieval Lecce, paying specific attention to the local Jewish community.
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Our tours
Visitors are invited to follow the traces of the Jewish presence in Lecce from the Middle Ages to the present day and the relationships between communities of different faiths in the history of the area. Discover our museum in the heart of Salento, which aims to be an international centre for reflection on the memory and identity of cultures in comparison.
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Jewish itineraries in Puglia
Discover the legacy of Judaism in other centres of the Diaspora in Puglia, thanks to our itineraries specially designed for those interested in rediscovering the traces of the Jewish presence in this region.
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