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Campo del Ghetto Nuovo & the
Ghetto
This Cannaregio corner once housed Venice's
getto
(foundry), but its role as Venice's Jewish quarter
from the 16th to 18th centuries gave the word a whole
new meaning. Upper storeys were added around
Campo del Ghetto Nuovo to house new arrivals, synagogues and publishing
houses. The Jewish community stocked and funded Venice's commercial enter-
prises by day, while at night and on Christian holidays they were restricted to the
gated island of Ghetto Nuovo.
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