Historic city, history quarter. Did you know the word ghetto comes from the Jewish quarter in Venice? True. There's some disagreement over the exact source, something about a foundry nearby or a mis-pronunciation of the Italian soft G in getto. The quarter still stands, Jews still live there and you can tour some of the synagogues that remain in the neighborhood.
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The main square, the Campo di Ghetto Nuovo.
The German synagogue.
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The Canton synagogue, from about 1532.
Details in the Canton synagogue. The shutters front the upstairs women's section.
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The biggest synagogue in the ghetto, Spanish.
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If you're interested in more information on the ghetto and its synagogues, click here.
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