Name of Object:

Bond of 100 francs issued by the Caisse Générale de Secours et de Bienfaisance Israélite de Tunis, in order to raise funds for the construction of a new synagogue in Tunis, and bought by Leone Moreno

Location:

Livorno, Italy

Holding Institution:

State Archives of Livorno

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Holding Institution (original language):

Archivio di Stato di Livorno

Date of Object:

12 November 1905

Description:

The construction of the Great Synagogue in Tunis had a long and complicated history. In 1883, the Bey granted a plot of land on which to build the temple to the Italian Jewish physician and president of the Alliance Israélite Universelle of Tunis, Giacomo Castelnuovo. However, the synagogue was ultimately built on a different lot, acquired thanks to a private donation. In the first years of the 20th century, different projects were discussed. The synagogue was finally built in the 1930s.

Leone Moreno (Tunis 1852 – Tunis 1950) was a successful Italian entrepreneur. He belonged to a Jewish family that had migrated from Livorno (Tuscany) to Tunis around 1830. He was awarded honours both by the Italian King (Cavaliere dell’Ordine della Corona d’Italia) and by the Bey of Tunis (Nichan Iftikhar).

Type of Object

Bond

Archival or Bibliographical Reference:

ASLi, Archivio Moreno di Tunisi, b. 12

Citation of this web page:

Massimo Sanacore "Bond of 100 francs issued by the Caisse Générale de Secours et de Bienfaisance Israélite de Tunis, in order to raise funds for the construction of a new synagogue in Tunis, and bought by Leone Moreno" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2026.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;it;133;en

Prepared by: Massimo Sanacore
Copyedited by: Anne Dowell

MWNF Working Number: IT1 133