Jewish Section Of Rome
Roman jewish ghetto is located in rione xi sant angelo.
Jewish section of rome. History of jewish rome. Visit the gregorian egyptian museum part of the vatican museum and ostia antica. About 2 000 jews of the area s 7 000 were rounded up in a single day in 1943 and sent to concentration camps.
So what is the area like today. For more than two thousand years jews have lived in rome making it the oldest jewish community in europe. A section of the wall of the original ghetto surprisingly still stands a reminder of the quarter s past.
But what the neighborhood has become most famous for in recent decades is its abundance of restaurants and delectable cuisine. The roman general pompey in his eastern campaign established roman syria in 64 bce and conquered jerusalem shortly after in 63 bce. Today rome is said to have less than 20 000 jewish residents only a few hundred of whom live in this quarter.
Where can i stay near roman jewish ghetto. People eat in a jewish restaurant in the ghetto district. Traces of jewish heritage are embedded throughout the city ranging from the ruins of roman era synagogues to ancient catacombs to the grandiose turn of the century great synagogue on the banks of the tiber.
It was pope paul iv who ordered its construction in 1555 by revoking all rights granted to the roman jews and equipping it originally with only two accesses to enter and exit. It is home to the gorgeous synagogue and jewish museum of rome. There is no eruv in rome.
Explore the former jewish ghetto jewish museum great temple trastevere district jewish catacombs roman forum and the arch of titus. It tells the history of the jews and the jewish ghetto in rome. Opened underneath the great synagogue in 1960 it displays silverware and textiles parchments and marble carvings from the collections of the jewish community of rome.