FORMER SUMADIJA HOTEL – JEWISH CULTURAL CENTER

The building is located in the Historic Center of Prizren, in the old neighborhood called "Qafa e Kishës", surrounded by individual residential buildings. The building is part of the legacy of the ancient hospitable tradition of Prizren throughout the centuries. In continuation of the hotel tradition of the inns and hotels of the Ottoman period, such as Hotel "Istanbul" and "Selanik", at the beginning of the 20th century, respectively, during the years 1912, two hotels were built, "Kruna" and Hotel "Shumadija". The first big cinema of the city was also opened in this hotel. The proximity to the Catholic church complex and Bujtinat street, where the inns built during the c. XIX, made it part of the ensemble of hotel and social facilities. After the period of the Second World War, the building continues to be used as a cinema, while the function of the hotel ceases. In addition to the cinema, it has also served as an auxiliary space to meet the needs of the High School of Music, and the "Metohija" and then "Liria" sports clubs. In 2016, this building was handed over to the Jewish Community of Kosovo. Currently (2023) restoration and consolidation works are underway in the building.