As part of the celebrations for the Jewish New Year (5782), the Centro Sefarad-Israel, with the collaboration of the Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina, will open the exhibition Haggadah of Sarajevo on 14 September at 7 p.m., which will tell the story of this 15th century codex that was written by the Jewish communities of northern Spain, survived two World Wars and is currently preserved in the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Sarajevo Haggadah is a codex painted from 14th-century Jewish manuscripts that originated in northern Spain and was brought to Bosnia and Herzegovina by Sephardic Jews after their expulsion. Considered one of the most beautiful books of its kind in the world, it is now preserved in the National Museum in Sarajevo and is an important representation of the multicultural tradition of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In Hebrew, haggadah means history. Therefore, the contents of the Sarajevo Haggadah are written in calligraphy and decorated with miniature paintings on refined, processed leather to better tell the stories that appear in it. And it is not only its pages that contain stories. This more than 500-year-old book, unique in the world, survived the Inquisition, the First and Second World Wars and the last war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Haggadah is today a priceless cultural treasure. The exhibition will be on display from 15 September to 17 December.
