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The Synagogue of Casale Monferrato is a 16th-century temple located in Vicolo Salmone Olper in the traditionally Jewish quarter of Casale Monferrato, Province of Alessandria, region of Piedmont, Italy. ==History== The synagogue was built in 1595, is particularly known for its exquisite Baroque interior with walls and ceiling embellished with elaborate painting, carving and gilding. It is located in a narrow alleyway in the traditionally Jewish quarter of Casale Monferrato, which in the eighteenth century became the city’s ghetto. The plain building houses a clandestine synagogue, giving no indication of its purpose as a Jewish house of worship. As in most early modern European synagogues, the synagogue was entered not directly from the street, but via a courtyard: both for reasons of security and to comply with laws requiring that the sound of Jewish worship not be audible by Christians.〔Carol Herselle Krinsky, (''Synagogues of Europe'' ), Dover, 1996, pp. 345–348.〕 Casale Monferrato is one of the few synagogues that survive in Piedmont, which once had many.〔Rivka & Ben-Zion Dorfman, ''Synagogues without Jews'', Jewish Publication Society, Philadelphia, 2000, pp. 22-29, 305-306.〕 Others in, or close to, Monferrato and the Langhe include the Biella Synagogue, the Vercelli Synagogue, and those of Asti, Alessandria, Chieri, Carmagnola, Cherasco, Moncalvo and Trino Vercellese.〔(''OYOYOY Festival internazionale di cultua ebraica: 'Un percorso culturale tra le sinagoghe in Piemonte' ).〕 The synagogue is listed as a National Monument of Italy.〔Samuel Kurinsky , (''The Jews of Casale Montferrato: The History of a Vital Community Rediscovered'' ), Fact Papers on the Technological and Artistic Contributions of the Jews to the Evolution of Civilization, 24 (Hebrew History Federation).〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Synagogue of Casale Monferrato」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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