Obj. ID: 4865
Architecture Old Sephardi Synagogue (Kal Vježu) in Sarajevo, Bosnia
Summary and Remarks
Remarks
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Name/Title
Old Sephardi Synagogue (Kal Vježu) in Sarajevo | Unknown
Object
Object Detail
Monument Setting
Unknown
Date
1581
Active dates
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
Unknown
Origin
Historical Origin
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Community type
Congregation
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Location
Site
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School/Style
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Period
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Documentation / Research project
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Languages of inscription
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Shape / Form
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Material / Technique
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Stone
Measurements
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Length
Width
Depth
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Weight
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Panel Measurements
Condition
Extant
Yes
Documented by CJA
Surveyed by CJA
Present Usage
Museum
Present Usage Details
Condition of Building Fabric
B (Fair)
Architectural Significance type
Historical significance: Event/Period
A rare preserved synagogue of the 16th century.
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
Part of shulhoyf
Significance Rating
4 (International)
0
Ornamentation
Custom
Contents
Codicology
Scribes
Script
Number of Lines
Ruling
Pricking
Quires
Catchwords
Hebrew Numeration
Blank Leaves
Direction/Location
Façade (main)
Endivances
Location of Torah Ark
Location of Apse
Location of Niche
Location of Reader's Desk
Location of Platform
Temp: Architecture Axis
Arrangement of Seats
Location of Women's Section
Direction Prayer
Direction Toward Jerusalem
Coin
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Coin Year
Denomination
Signature
Colophon
Scribal Notes
Watermark
Hallmark
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Trade Mark
Binding
Decoration Program
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
In 1581, the community received permission for the synagogue, In 1697, Eugene of Savoy plundered and burned Sarajevo; the Jewish area and the synagogue burnt along with the rest of the city. In 1788, the synagogue was damaged during a fire in the Jewish neighborhood. The synagogue was refurnished in 1794. The vault of the synagogue collapsed at the end of the reconstruction, the rebuilding was allowed in 1813. [Friedman, pp. 100-102]
Main Surveys & Excavations
Sources
Efron, Zusia, "Omanut yehudit beyugoslavia" in Pinkas hakehilot: yugoslavia (Jerusalem, 1988), pp. 322-340, p. 323 with ill..
Friedman, Francine, Like Salt for Bread: The Jews of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Leiden-Boston: Brill, 2022), pp. 100-102.
Rajner, Mirjam, “Il Kal Grandi - Sarajevo’s Great Temple: At the Crossroads Between Orient and Modernity,” in Jewish Literatures and Cultures in Southeastern Europe: Experiences, Positions, Memories, ed. Renate Hansen-Kokoruš and Olaf Terpitz (Wien-Koln: Bohlau Verlag, 2021), 175–96., p. 183.
Type
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Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconstruction
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Object Copyright
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