Jewish Life

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In Turin, Jewish life is made up of schools, Hebrew courses, youth activities, kosher cuisine, religious services, cultural initiatives, and moments of remembrance, with a strong commitment to social and welfare work that holds the community together.

Who we are

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Turin is the largest Jewish community in Piedmont and the fourth largest in Italy, it is made up of 800 people.

Places to Visit

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Piedmont is among the regions of Italy with the highest number of Jewish sites still preserved and visitable. Almost everyone today depends on the Jewish community of Turin which invites you to discover them.

 Dipinto di Emanuele Luzzati per la comunità ebraica di Torino Dettagli di opere nella mostra presente all'interno della sinagoga di Torino

Jewish Community of Turin

Turin is the largest Jewish community in Piedmont. It is one of twenty-one Jewish communities united in the UCEI – Union of Italian Jewish Communities.

 

This website offers information on Jewish community life in Turin—administration, religious services and rabbinic office, Hebrew courses, youth activities, social services, and culture— the school and retirement home, a calendar of local, national, and international events, updated news and the possibility of visiting Jewish sites in Piedmont.

Events Calendar

In Turin, in the community and in the city, in Piedmont, throughout Italy, and online, there are always interesting events, conferences, meetings, exhibitions, and appointment to follow.
The calendar also includes all the current year’s Jewish holidays.

News

  • A gesture of great generosity

    8 September 2026

    Articles

    In the presence of the Community President and many friends, a plaque was unveiled expressing gratitude to Sandra Reberschak, who—through a gesture of great generosity and love for the Community—funded the complete renovation of the Social Center.

  • A sublime song for the voices of the bridegroom and the bride.

    8 September 2026

    Articles

    The Terracini Jewish Archive houses many documents related to love, marriage, and family life: literary works, letters, marriage records, and *ketubbot* (Jewish marriage contracts). Among these, poetic compositions dedicated to weddings represent a distinctive and lesser-known aspect of the Archive’s holdings. By Baruch Lampronti.

  • European Day of Jewish Culture 2026

    8 September 2026

    Articles

    Around 260 visitors to the synagogues in Turin, 51 to the one in Asti, 43 in Alessandria, 56 in Carmagnola, 73 in Cuneo, 24 in Saluzzo, and 93 in Mondovì—six hundred guests for a Community that recently celebrated its first six hundred years of existence; to this figure, we must add those who chose to visit the ghettos of Chieri, Ivrea, and Turin, as well as the Jewish cemeteries in Chieri and Ivrea. By Anna Segre.

Places to Visit

Piedmont is among the regions in Italy with the highest number of Jewish sites still preserved and open to visitors. Many of those sites are under the control of the Jewish Community of Turin, which invites you to discover them.
It is possible to visit Turin, Acqui Terme, Alessandria, Asti, Carmagnola, Cherasco, Chieri, Cuneo, Fossano, Ivrea, Mondovì, Nizza Monferrato, and Saluzzo.

Interior of the small temple of the synagogue of Turin

Jewish Life

In Turin, Jewish life is expressed in many aspects, from school to celebrations, from kosher cuisine to cultural, social, and youth activities, creating a vibrant and welcoming community. The community offers services ranging from education (school, Hebrew and Judaism courses) to kashrut, from social and healthcare assistance to a community center, to public moments of remembrance and religious services that preserve traditions.

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