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JEWISH CEMETERY ON THE LIDO

Venice, Italy

In 1386 the Venetian Republic granted its Jewish community land for a cemetery at San Nicolò on the Lido, the thin strip of land separating the Venetian lagoon from the Adriatic Sea. (Learn More)

The Schola Canton, constructed in 1532, shortly after the enforced segregation of Jews in the Venetian Ghetto Nuovo, stands as one of the oldest and most important extant Jewish institutions in the (Learn More)

THE GREAT SYNAGOGUE OF FLORENCE

Florence, Italy

The Jewish community in Florence is one of the oldest continuous congregations in Europe, with origins dating to the early fourteenth century. (Learn More)