The Jewish Ghetto Is Still A Center Of Jewish Life In Venice, Italy
by Rick Rosenshein
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The Jewish Ghetto Is Still A Center Of Jewish Life In Venice, Italy
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Rick Rosenshein
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Photograph - Photography
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The Ghetto is an area of the Cannaregio sestiere of Venice.The Jewish Community of Venice, that counts about 450 - 500 people, is still culturally very active, although only a few members live in the Ghetto itself.
Every year, there is an international conference on Hebrew Studies, with particular reference to the history and culture of the Veneto. Other conferences, exhibitions and seminars are held throughout the course of the year.
The temples not only serve as places of worship but also provide lessons on the sacred texts and the Talmud for both children and adults, along with courses in Modern Hebrew, while other social facilities include a kindergarten, an old people's home, the kosher guest house Giardino dei Melograni, the kosher restaurant Hostaria del Ghetto, and a bakery. Along with its architectural and artistic monuments, the community also boasts a Museum of Jewish Art, the Renato Maestro Library and Archive and the new Info Point inside the Midrash Leon da Modena.
In the Ghetto area there is also a yeshiva, several Judaica shops, and a Chabad synagogue run by Chabad of Venice. Although only few of the roughly 450 - 500 Venetian Jews still live in the Ghetto, many return there during the day for religious services in the two synagogues which are still used (the other three are only used for guided tours, offered by the Jewish Community Museum).
**The above listed information was obtained and is credited to Wikipedia- The Free Encyclopedia
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