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There was once a little city with few Jewish inhabitants, roughly twenty households, the name [of the city] being Ragusa; and it was self-governing. Now it transpired that in the year 5383 [1622], on…
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Aaron ben David ha-Kohen
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Ragusa, Republic of Ragusa
(Dubrovnik, Croatia)
Date:
ca. 1625
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Although the troubles worsened and the city of Padua was in a state of turmoil [see Esther 3:15], there remained hope and divine mercy for the Jews, as not one person in the ghetto was dead or ill…
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Abraham Catalano
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Padua, Republic of Venice
(Padua, Italy)
Date:
1631
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The second-oldest building in the Venetian ghetto is the Scuola Canton Synagogue. Built several years after the Scuola Grande Tedesca, the Canton Synagogue also served the Ashkenazic community. The…
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Venice, Republic of Venice
(Venice, Italy)
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1532
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The Scuola Grande Tedesca is the oldest of five synagogues in the Venetian ghetto and was built in 1528 by the local Ashkenazic community. Although only its five windows are visible from the street…
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Venice, Republic of Venice
(Venice, Italy)
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1528 and 1672
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Founded in 1548, the Italian Synagogue of Padua was moved to its current location by 1603. It was renovated in the nineteenth century and restored again after World War II, when the Scuola Grande…
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Padua, Republic of Venice
(Padua, Italy)
Date:
1548
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May this be written for a coming generation, that people yet to be created will praise Jah. For the signs and wonders that the most high God has performed for us, I am pleased to relate:
Know that in…
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Elijah Capsali
Places:
Candia, Republic of Venice
(Heraklion, Greece)
Date:
1538
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The Scuola Italiana is one of five synagogues in the Venetian ghetto, and its smallest. In 1575, the Italian Jewish community established the synagogue in a preexisting building because of a law…
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Venice, Republic of Venice
(Venice, Italy)
Date:
1575
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The Vittorio Veneto Synagogue, in a town near Venice, was constructed on the second and third floors of a modest house. Elements of the Italian Baroque style are visible in the interior, especially in…
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Serravalle, Republic of Venice
(Vittorio Veneto, Italy)
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Mid–17th Century
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With God’s Help.
From one generation to the next, our ancestors have removed obstacles from the path of the people so that they not unwittingly stumble into sin [Isa 57:14], particularly [with respect…
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Isaiah Bassan
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Padua, Republic of Venice
(Padua, Italy)
Date:
1720
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Venice, Republic of Venice
(Venice, Italy)
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ca. 1729