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elleng

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3. Didn't know that, even tho visited it once.

Reply to fierywoman (Reply #1)

Mon May 9, 2022, 02:47 PM

May 2022

The Venetian Ghetto was the area of Venice in which Jews were forced to live by the government of the Venetian Republic. The English word ghetto is derived from the Jewish ghetto in Venice. The Venetian Ghetto was instituted on 29 March 1516 by decree of Doge Leonardo Loredan and the Venetian Senate.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venetian_Ghetto

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Reviving the Renaissance Temples of Venice's Jewish Ghetto [View all] elleng May 2022 OP

I saw three of the temples when Jewish violinist came to play at my (then) theater (La Fenice) and fierywoman May 2022 #1

Didn't know that, even tho visited it once. elleng May 2022 #3

I was able to see one photo, before the pay wall closed 70sEraVet May 2022 #2

The NYT is wrong about certain facts. Mosby May 2022 #4

I suggest you inform the author. elleng May 2022 #5

Or it could be a Venetian thing -- Venice is prone to flooding. Important things are built fierywoman May 2022 #6