THE JEWISH COMMUNITY OF TURIN

THE JEWISH COMMUNITY OF TURIN is rated 3 out of 5 in the category religious institutions. Read and write reviews about THE JEWISH COMMUNITY OF TURIN. Turin has the most important Jewish Community in Piedmont and the third largest in Italy. It is one of the twentyone Jewish Communities in Italy gathered under the UCEI (Union of Italian Jewish Communities). It has three structures: the synagogue, the school, and the retirement home. THE SYNAGOGUE The monumental synagogue, of eclectic architecture designed by E. Petit, was completed in 1894. Since 1971 the lower ground floor houses a new synagogue that is used daily, with furnishings originally from the synagogue of Chieri THE SCHOOL The Infant and Junior Schools (Grant-maintained/Charter) “Colonna e Finzi” and the lower secondary school “Emanuele Artom”, are owned and run by the Jewish Community of Turin. They are open to Jewish and non-Jewish children. THE RETIREMENT HOME The Retirement Home “Salomon e Augusto Segre” is an entity that provides hospitality for the whole region. It houses the aged both enrolled and not enrolled in the Jewish Community of Turin.