- The Ferrara Synagogue (Italian: Sinagoga di Ferrara) is a Jewish congregation and synagogue complex, that is located at Via Mazzini 95, in Ferrara, in Emilia-Romagna...
- Ferrara is the only city in Emilia-Romagna to have an uninterrupted Jewish presence from the middle age to the present.
- The synagogue remained open until the Second World War, and was closed after the Nazi-Fascists raided it.
- One of the only surviving synagogues of Ferrara, it is particularly important because it is housed on the site of Jewish community building of 1421, which was torn...
- The Jews’ presence in Ferrara dates back at least until the 12th Century and thanks to the religious tolerance of the Este family the community grew, welcoming...
- The synagogue is the main surviving illustrative of the few synagogues that once prospered in Ferrara.
- Ferrara, a sublime city with a medieval centre listed as a World Heritage Site, does not appear to be a vast, museum-like enclosure encircled by a city.
- Between 1627 and 1859, this same street, then called Via Sabbioni, served as the main thoroughfare of Ferrara’s large Jewish ghetto.
- It is a classic illustration of the stunning Renaissance architecture that spans ferrara italy and houses a fascinating Greek collection of art behind its doors.
- Tour of the walls of FERRARA is a 5.8 mile (13,000-step) route located near Ferrara, Province of Ferrara, Italy.
