VENICE – Venice’s Jewish ghetto is considered the first in Europe and one of the first in the world, and a new effort is underway to preserve its 16th-century synagogues for the Jews who have remained ...

VENICE, Italy — Venice’s Jewish ghetto is considered the first in Europe and one of the first in the world, and a new effort is underway to preserve its 16th-century synagogues for the Jews who have ...

Few, if any, early modern European cities boasted a population as racially, ethnically, and religiously diverse as Renaissance Venice, from German merchants living in the Fondaco dei Tedeschi to the ...

Here's what Venice looked like in the 1300s, according to a friar on a pilgrimage. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Venice was ...

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VENICE — Venice, home to what is considered the first Jewish ghetto in Europe, has launched an effort to preserve its 16th-century synagogues. For nearly two years, restorers have been peeling away ...