The history of Jews in the area of today's
Montenegro has not been sufficiently explored. The research was fragmentary as part of other scientific treatments. Famous
Czech medieval Lenka Blehova Čelebič recently published a pioneering work entitled "Traces of the Jews in
Bay of Kotor", in which she emphasized the influence of the Jews for the development of trade in these areas, stating that in many trading deals, they were at the same level as the merchants from
Dubrovnik. Especially in the organization of international trade. After the wars with
Napoleon and the occupation of the
Boka and part of today's Montenegrin coast that was under
Austrian territory, and later
Austro-Hungarian, later on again, representatives of the Jewish nation appeared again. They were mostly concentrated in
Kotor, as an administrative center. In
Herceg Novi, a well-known Portuguese doctor and poet of Jewish origin Isaija Koen, better known for his poetic name Flavio Eborenze Didako Piro, was buried in the immersed Jewish cemetery, who wrote a book about his exile in this city. In January 2012, the Jewish community of Montenegro signed a treaty with the Government on mutual relations, thus recognizing the
Jewish religion as one of the official religions in the country, with all the rights and obligations resulting therefrom. This agreement granted Jews full autonomy in regulating their religious and national relations, to the extent that it does not conflict with the law. Unveiling for the country's new synagogue took place in December 2017 in the Montenegrin capital city
Podgorica. Construction of another synagogue in
Podgorica started in 2024. Named "Har HaShem", it will also serve as a cultural center. ==See also==