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Events and guided tours on Sunday, 6th and Tuesday, 8th September 2026
– 10.00 am Welcome addresses by the authorities and introduction to the day at the JEWISH MUSEUM OF PADUA.
Gianni Parenzo, President of the Jewish Community, will introduce the significance and theme of the day.
– 10.30 am Lecture-concert The Breath of Time: De Lorenzi’s Harmonium and Three Pieces Telling a Centuries-Old Story, presented by Giulia Tommasi, piano graduate, with pieces performed by Lisa Malusa, organist.
A concert that will shed light on the history of De Lorenzi’s 1855 harmonium, which was used by the Community until the mid-20th century.
Event held at the JEWISH MUSEUM OF PADUA.
– 3.00 pm Lecture and screening of the film Three Stories: Memory between Awareness and Oblivion, presented by Mariarosa Davi, an expert in the History of the Holocaust.
The event will include a historical analysis and a guided tour of the villa and former concentration camp in Padua.
Event held at VILLA CONTARINI GIOVANELLI VENIER IN VO’ VECCHIO.
– 5.30 pm Lecture-performance The Doctor of Peace: You Shall Love Your Neighbour as Yourself by Itzhak Eugenio de’Giorgi, actor, writer and director.
A performance exploring the theme of the “repair of the world” and peaceful coexistence, inspired by the teachings of the great 18th-century Padua-born Kabbalist Moshe Chaim Luzzato, combining words and humour as an antidote to hatred.
Event held at the JEWISH MUSEUM OF PADUA.
Throughout the day on SUNDAY 6 SEPTEMBER, the following can be visited free of charge:
– The Italian Synagogue with a guided tour (tours at 10.00 am, 11.00 am, 12.00 am, 3.00 pm and 4.00 pm)
– The Jewish Museum of Padua with the web app audio guide (from 12.30 pm to 4.30 pm)
– The Jewish Cemeteries on Via Wiel and Via Campagnola with a guided tour (guided tours at 11.00 am and 4.00 pm)
We kindly ask men to bring a hat to cover their heads inside the Synagogue and the Cemeteries.
– 6.00 pm Lecture The Boundaries of Desire: Love in Contemporary Israeli Literature by Sara Ferrari, Lecturer in Hebrew Language and Culture (University of Milan).
Event held at the JEWISH MUSEUM OF PADUA
ALL EVENTS AND TOURS ARE FREE OF CHARGE, BUT BOOKING IS COMPULSORY! INFORMATION AND BOOKINGS:
museo@padovaebraica.it – tel. 049661267 (Monday to Thursday, 10.00 am–5.00 pm) Whatsapp +39 376 225 6076
The Synagogue
of Italian rite
The Italian rite Synagogue is undoubtedly among the must-visit places in Padua. Founded in 1548, still in use, embellished with elegant eighteenth-century furnishings.
Guided Tour
and multimedia experience
Guided tours to accompany you in the visit of the Museum, Italian Synagogue, and the ancient Jewish Cemeteries of the city. The arches of the matroneum become a canvas for an immersive multimedia experience.
Presented at the ticket office of the Eremitani Museum you will be entitled to a reduction on the entrance ticket to the Civic Museums of Padua
A very old story is narrated through these narrow and restricted streets: the story of the Jewish settlement, its commercial, social, cultural and religious past.
Four gates closed the Ghetto: a sign on one of them forbade Jews as well as Christians to go through the gates at night.
The Italian Synagogue (1548) is still the prayer site for the members of the Community of Padua. The hall is marked out by the elegant and refined “marmorino” decorations and delicate stucco works dating back to neoclassic times.
The Aron Kodesh, made of polychrome marbles, on the eastern wall faces the Bimah, crafted from wood of a century-old tree felled by a storm in the Botanical Garden of the city.
In the heart of the historic center of Padua and in the ancient ghetto stands the museum that tells the history and traditions of the local Jewish Community, from its inception to the present day.
The structure is housed in the first and largest Ashkenazi Synagogue, founded in 1522 and remained active until May 1943, when it was set on fire by a group of Paduan fascists.
Within the museum, visitors can experience a multimedia journey thanks to the immersive video installation by director Denis Brotto, which allows them to delve into the lives of ten prominent figures from the history of the Paduan Jewish community
You can dive into the life of ten illustrious characters of Padua Jewish life. The characters come to life to narrate their stories through the places representing Padua Judaism.
The Stumbling Stones, laid in the pavement in memory of the victims of Nazi-Fascism, many of which are also visible in the 'ghetto'
In front of the victim's last residence stands a block of stone covered with a brass plate engraved with the name of the deported person, year of birth, date, place of deportation, and, if known, the date of death.
Founded in 1384, the cemetery located along Via Wiel represents one of the four Jewish cemeteries still present in the city of Padua. This ancient sacred place retains its historical significance intact and hosts the tombs of prominent figures of the local Jewish community.
Among these stand out Rabbi Meir Katzenellenbogen (Maharam), his son Samuel Judah Katzenellenbogen, as well as the doctors Abram Catalan and Moshe David Valle.
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