“We do not see things as they are; we see them as we are.” This is the Talmud quoting Shmuel ben Nachmani on dreams, but the observation speaks fittingly—and pointedly—to last summer’s commemoration ...

VENICE (JTA) — Through a narrow, fraying sottoportico, or Venetian alleyway, and across a wooden footbridge, there is a wide square enclosed by rows of multicolored buildings. Stepping into Venice’s ...

The Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival and Temple of the Arts Present the Los Angeles Premiere of “Musical Tales in the Venetian Jewish Ghetto”, the new film written and directed by acclaimed pianist, ...

A new book on the Venetian Ghetto, formed by the municipal government of Venice in the early 1500s to confine Italian Jews, explores the ongoing cultural impact of this first-ever such space.

One of the many casualties of last month’s shutdown of the 46-year-old San Diego Repertory Theatre was the Rep’s Lipinsky Family San Diego Jewish Arts Festival, which was was forced to close midway ...

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The title of this magnificent history of the Jews of Venice is a touch misleading. It is true that the Venetian Ghetto, officially established on March 29th, 1516, was Europe’s first designated urban ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ghetto Nuovo in Venice (the square in the centre), pictured today - DeAgostini The world’s first Jewish “ghetto”, established by ...

Last week, an international, multilingual cast performed Shakespeare’s controversial play, “The Merchant of Venice,” in the secluded main plaza of the city’s historic Jewish Ghetto. It was the first ...

(JTA) Through a narrow, fraying sottoportico, or Venetian alleyway, and across a wooden footbridge, there is a wide square enclosed by rows of multicolored buildings. Stepping into Venice’s Jewish ...