Spring 1939: Group photo of the students of the Jewish elementary school in Padua

After the Racial Laws became effective in September 1938, all the Jewish students and teachers were expelled from schools. The Jewish Community of Padua, as many others, created a Jewish School to grant children instruction and education.

The nursery and elementary schools of Padua were originally located at 5, via San Martino e Solferino, in the town former ghetto. Later, in a cottage in the area of Pontecorvo, thus joining the middle and secondary schools

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