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"Li Giuidei debbano tutti abitur unidi." With these words, in 1516, the Senate of the Republic, and precisely Zaccaria Dolfin, ordered that all the Jews be segregated in the northern part of the city, between the Grand Canal and Cannaregio. And this state of affairs remained until 1797, when the French army pulled down the doors of the Ghetto.
Earlier in 20th century, in 1938, there were 1.471 Jews living in the tower houses in the Ghetto, whereas in the 17th century there had been more then five thousand. Leave a Comment
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 Star of David by sandysmith
Tours in English tend to begin half past the hour, and lasts approximately forty minutes.
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Following a decree of the Signoria in 1527, the Jews lived in simple buildings, some of which were even eight storeys high, joined to others by means of unusual stairs and ladders.
The name ghetto probably derives from the activity pf the foundries which in this district cast metals for making weapons. With the time the name ghetto was extended to all the European districts destined exclusevely for Jews. Leave a Comment
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 entrance to the Hebrew Museum by JetlagCity
Tours are given once an hour at half past the hour, at Campo Ghetto Nuovo, in Cannaregio. Leave a Comment
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Today only a few Jewish families have survived and, in the old people's home run by the community, a dozen or so old folk keep up the ancient tradition of stubbornly preserving their identity.
Along the streeets that border the canals we can still see the holes in the marble where heavy bars were inserted to enclose and isolate that area from the rest of the city during the night.
The sunagogues in Venice, like this one on the picture, are among the oldest in Europe. Leave a Comment
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 Beautiful houses at Rio Terra
Lista di Spagna. by Jerelis
Canneregio was settled well before AD 1900, when the first dwellings were built on the islands of San Giovanni Crisostome and Santi Apostoli, close to Rialto.
Address:
Sestiere of Cannaregio.
Directions:
North western of Piazza San Marco – a 12 minute walk. Leave a Comment
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 Memorial by sandysmith
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In 1938, right before the Big War, there were 1.471 Jews living in the Ghetto, whereas in the 17th century there had been more than five thousand. Today only two or three Jewish families have survived keeping up the ancient tradition and preserving their identity.
Just think of the Holocaust, remembered in the Campo del Ghetto Nuovo in a bas relief by Arbit Blatas, but also of the racist campaigns of the early twentieth century in the city. The recist campaigns excluded the Jews from public office and from using the beaches at Lido. On the door of the famous Harry's bar a sign was hung "No dogs and no jews allowed." Leave a Comment
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 Ghetto piazza by sandysmith
They are often above shops or museums so they are not immediately obvious....but look out for the domes on top of the buildings!
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