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Ghetto

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Via del Portico d'Ottavia, Sant'Angelo (Area 1), Rome, 00186

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Curious And Unusual - Rome's Ghetto
In order to put an end to the scandal and inconvenience caused by the trouble and the mockeries endured by the Jews every day, the most Illustrious and Reverend Annibale Rucellai, Bishop of Carcassonne, and of the Holy City of Rome and its district, Governor-General, and Vice-chamberlain, by the exp...
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The Jewish Ghetto in Rome
In the Middle Ages the Jewish community moved to the eastern bank of the Tiber. At about the same time, the first signs of discrimination began to appear. In 1215 a law was passed obliging Jews to wear a yellow beret or shawl so that they could be easily distinguished. Hostility towards the communit...
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Rome : Attractions : Campo de' Fiori & The Jewish Ghetto | Frommers.com
, on Piazza Farnese, was designed by Sangallo and Michelangelo, among others, and was an astronomically expensive project for the time. Its famous residents have included a 16th-century member of the Farnese family, plus Pope Paul III, Cardinal Richelieu, and the former Queen Christina of Sweden, wh...
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Jewish ghetto (ghetto, Rome, Italy) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia
The article presents responses from or to readers of various journals selected for the benefit of the readers of the journal Washington Report on Middle East Affairs. A letter was written to the secretary of state Colin Powell on January 15, 2004, about the unprovoked attack on the ship, the USS Lib...
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Rome's Venerable Ghetto - New York Times
One may not apologize for sins committed against Jews; one may, nevertheless, find a visit to the Ghetto sunny. Little remains of the original Ghetto - ''the seraglio of the Jews.'' The Ghetto is today - although this sentence falls hard on the ear and on the conscience - a delightful place (even, i...
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Slow Travel Italy - Accessible Rome, Jewish Ghetto, Synagogue, central Rome
As you come through the ruins at Theater of Marcellus you have two options. A turn to the right takes you to the ancient Roman fish market where you can see the stone tables with the markings for fish length and price. If you turn to the left as you exit the market look up on the wall. There is a pl...
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A Night in Rome: Rome's Ghetto
(literally when too much is absurd , actually when enough is enough ), issued in 1555, the 3,000 members of the community were forced to live within the ghetto's boundary, originally called 'the Jews' enclosure', whose total surface was about 8 acres. The dwellers were allowed to leave this neighbor...
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