Venetian Ghetto, a photo from Venice, Veneto

Photographer's Note

The Venetian Ghetto was the area of Venice in which Jews were compelled to live under the Venetian Republic. It is from its name in Italian ("ghetto"), that the English word "ghetto" is derived: in the Venetian language it was named "ghèto". The Venetian Ghetto (incidentally, the first Ghetto) was instituted in 1516, though political restrictions on Jewish rights and residences existed before that date.
Today, the Ghetto is still a center of Jewish life in the city. The Jewish Community of Venice now counts 500 people.

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Silvio1953 (98259) 2013-01-21 4:29

Ciao Renzo, resa molto bene l'atmosfera, mi piace da morire questo quartiere lontano dai flussi turistici tradizionali, cielo favoloso, splendida luce e magnifici colori, bravo, ciao Silvio

Sergiom (39336) 2013-01-21 5:47

Ciao Renzo

Je te remercie de m'avoir appris quelque chose ce matin.Toute cette histoire de ghetto est des plus intéressante et le petit square est magnifique. Je suis désolé de l'avoir raté lors de mon séjour à Venise.

Amicalement

Serge

divail (7237) 2013-01-21 17:06

Bonsoir Renzo,
Belle prise de vue d'une grande place. C'est un quartier que je n'ai malheureusement pas eu le temps de visiter malgré une semaine à Venise. Tout était tellement beau.

Salutations
Diane