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Sephardic Museum Toledo
The Sephardic Museum is located inside the Samuel ha-Leví Synagogue or as the Transit Synagogue is popularly known. However, since its origins, this synagogue has been the subject of various ups and downs and modifications, offering us an exciting testimony of the history of our country.
The origin of this spectacular building dates back to the 14th century, when it was erected by Samuel ha-Leví, an important figure of the time, who held various positions of great relevance in the court of King Pedro I of Castile, such as Oidor de la Audiencia, Diplomat or Royal Treasurer.
With the expulsion of the Jews in 1492, the Catholic Monarchs ceded the Synagogue to the Order of Calatrava in exchange for some of their possessions, such as the Alcázar and the Palaces of Galiana with their church of Santa Fe.
Two years later, the building became part of the Priory of St. Benedict. At this time the first modifications take place and the area occupied by the rabbinical school and the Women’s Gallery are used as a hospital and asylum for the Calatrave knights, and the Great Prayer Room becomes a Christian temple and burial place, appearing in the documentation as the Church of San Benito.
During the 16th century, it ceased to be a hospital and asylum to become exclusively a church. At this time there were several architectural modifications, building an entrance door to the sacristy, as well as a recessed archsolio used to worship an image of the Virgin, both of Plateresque style. An altarpiece was attached to the central body of the old hejal and the main altar was placed on the primitive floor of the synagogue. The old Women’s Gallery was walled up and used as a dwelling. Likewise, a wooden parquet was placed for the choir on the west side.
In the seventeenth century is when the church of San Benito became commonly known as that of the Transit due to the painting The Transit of the Virgin External link, opens in a new window, which adorned the Plateresque altar since then. This painting was painted by Juan Correa de Vivar and today it is located in the Museo Nacional del Prado. External link, it opens in a new window.
In the eighteenth century, a certain decline of military orders took place, which also affected the once rich church of Nuestra Señora del Tránsito that now appears in the documentation simply as Ermita.
Subsequently, during the Napoleonic wars, the Synagogue was used as a military barracks, suffering a continuous deterioration throughout almost the 19th century, while it continued its use as a Hermitage until the confiscation.
In 1877 it was declared a National Monument and from then until 1910 a series of restorations were carried out to alleviate the poor condition of the building.
In 1910, the former Synagogue was entrusted to the Board of Trustees of the Museo del Greco governed by the Marquis de la Vega-Inclán, which proceeds to its restoration according to the criteria of the time. Thus, from 1910 to 1968, the Synagogue was under the protection and custody of the Vega-Inclán Foundations, the last restoration being carried out in the 60s, before its inauguration as a Museum, in which the old coral ashlars placed in the time of the Marquis was disappeared, plasterwork, flooring, carpentry were repaired and a silk upholstery that imitates
The Sephardic Museum
And this is where the history of the Sephardic Museum begins, as we know it today, since it was created by Decree in 1964 with location the Samuel ha-Leví Synagogue, the most important Hispanic-Jewish building in Spain and located in the heart of the Jewish quarter of Toledo.
In 1968 the Sephardic Museum was declared a “National Museum of Hispanic-Jewish Art,” and in 1969 the Transit Synagogue disassociated itself from the Vega-Inclán Foundations, an organization that had managed it since the beginning of the 20th century, beginning its trajectory as an independent center.
In 1971 the museum opened its doors to the public and since then it has undergone several improvements, carrying out a comprehensive remodeling plan of the building to adapt it to current museological needs, as well as a new museological and museographic project.
For this reason, architectural works, restorations of the plasterwork and coffered ceilings have been carried out, and archaeological excavations, in order to alleviate the diversity of actions suffered by the building over time and allow the Synagogue to be part of the new Museum as the main piece of its collection.
It is currently a state museum under the Ministry of Culture and Sport External link, it opens in a new window, attached to the General Directorate of Fine Arts External link, opens in a new window and managed by the General Subdirectorate of State Museums External link, opens in a new window, whose main mission is to preserve and transmit the Hispanic-Jewish and Sephardic legacy as a fundamental
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The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History, on Independence Mall in Philadelphia, presents educational programs and experiences that preserve, explore, and celebrate the history of Jews in America. Its purpose is to connect Jews more closely to their heritage and to inspire in people of all backgrounds a greater appreciation for the diversity of the American Jewish experience and the freedoms to which Americans aspire.
Established in 1976, and situated on Philadelphia’s Independence Mall, the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History is the only museum in the nation dedicated exclusively to exploring and interpreting the American Jewish experience. The Museum was originally founded by the members of historic Congregation Mikveh Israel, which was established in 1740 and known as the “Synagogue of the American Revolution”.
The Museum has long been a vital component in the cultural life of Philadelphia. During the course of its history, a broad regional audience have been drawn to the Museum’s public programs, while exploring American Jewish identity through lectures, panel discussions, authors’ talks, films, children’s activities, theater, and music.
The Museum has displayed more than a hundred exhibitions in its first three decades-plus of existence. As the repository of the largest collection of Jewish Americana in the world, with more than 30,000 objects, the Museum has developed extensive institutional experience in preservation, conservation and collections management supporting the fulfillment of its mission to preserve the material culture of American Jews.
