Synagogues

Via Mazzini, formerly known as Via dei Sabbioni, was the main thoroughfare of the ghetto: at no. 95 is found the 15^th century Synagogue, still in use; beside its door two stone tablets constitute a tangible record of the terrible racial persecutions.

Among the most important rooms inside, is the ex-German Temple (i.e. Ashkenazi), now used for the most solemn ceremonies: of particular note is the Aròn (Ark) containing the scrolls with the laws, a magnificent example of 17th century woodworking. The ex-Italian Temple is today a large elegant room used for conferences and community celebrations. On the right of the room is a line of wooden parts of three arón no longer in use: the one in the centre belongs to the Italian synagogue, the two at the sides came from the Spanish one. The Fanese Oratory is a small 19th-century temple used by all for the rituals of the Sabbath.

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