Italy / Veneto / Venice

Jewish Museum of Venice

Practical info

Type of location: Museum

Jewish Museum of Venice

Sestiere Cannaregio, 2902/b, 30121 Venezia

Tel +39 (0) 41 5246083

The Venetian Ghetto

Historical description

Venice

On 20 March 1516, Zaccaria Dolfin, an influential Venetian patrician, announced a radical turn in the history of the Jew of the Serenissima: “It is necessary to send all the Jews (zudei) to stay in the geto novo, which is like a stronghold, and to make ... Read more