Synagogue of Casale Monferrato
- Synagogue of Casale Monferrato
The Synagogue of Casale Monferrato is a synagogue in Casale Monferrato built in 1595. It is an exquities Baroque interoir, although from the street the building gives no indication of containing a synagogue. The walls and ceiling are embellished with elaborate baroque paintings, carving, and gilding.
As in most early modern European synagogues, the synagogue was entered not directly form the street, but via a courtyards, for security reasons and to comply with laws requiring that the sound of Jewish worship not be audible by Christians. [Synagogues of Europe, Carol Herselle Krinsky, dover, 1985, pp.345-348]
Casale Monferrato is one of the few synagogues that survive in the Piedmont, which once had many. [ Synagogues withotut Jews, Rivka and Ben-Zion Dorfman, Jewish Publication society, Philadelphia, 2000, pp. 22-29, 305-306]
Website
* http://www.casalebraica.org/ENG/Synagogue/SynagogueMain.html
* http://www.casalebraica.org/ENG/MainHome/MainHome.html
References
External links
* http://www.italya.net/turismo/scasale1.htm
* http://www.bh.org.il/swj/general.php?places=38&language=1
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