{"id":3369,"date":"2023-11-17T15:19:39","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T14:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.museopadovaebraica.com\/ghetto-ebraico\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T17:53:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T15:53:55","slug":"jewish-ghetto","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.museopadovaebraica.com\/en\/jewish-ghetto\/","title":{"rendered":"Jewish Ghetto"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Located among some of the most historic streets in the center of Padua<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The historic district south of Piazza delle Erbe has always been the nerve center of Jewish life in Padua: among its narrow and winding streets, the multi-century social, cultural, and religious history of the Paduan Jews is told.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the measures taken by the Venetians, strict regulations were also introduced in Padua towards the Jewish population. From 1603 to 1797, four gates were placed to separate the Jewish quarter from the rest of the city, at the ends of the streets that crossed the area designated as the ghetto: two on the current Via San Martino and Solferino, one on Via delle Piazze, and one on Via dell&#8217;Arco. Within these limits, the synagogues of the city found their space, and small traces of the Jewish past linked to this place still remain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this neighborhood, numerous Stolpersteine (Stumbling Stones) can also be found, joining the work of the artist Gunter Demnig to commemorate the victims of Nazi-Fascism. Usually placed in front of the last residence of the victim, they bear the victim&#8217;s name, year of birth, date of arrest, place of deportation, and, if known, the date and place of death. These small forms of memory, however, conceal the stories of the remembered individuals, which intertwine with each other and remain to be told.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Additional Note<\/strong>: More information about the Stolpersteine placed in Padua can be found and updated on the website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lepietredinciampoapadova.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/w<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lepietredinciampoapadova.it\/\">ww.lepietredinciampoapadova.it\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Located among some of the most historic streets in the center of Padua The historic district south of Piazza delle Erbe has always been the nerve center of Jewish life in Padua: among its narrow and winding streets, the multi-century social, cultural, and religious history of the Paduan Jews is told. 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