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Ghetto Di Ferrara
The Ferrara Ghetto was established by an edict of Cardinal Cennini dated 23 August 1624, in one of the oldest areas of the city, a short distance from the Cathedral of San Giorgio (Ferrara) and the Castello Estense. It was permanently closed in 1859. History The Jewish presence in Ferrara predates the establishment of the ghetto by centuries. When it was imposed in 1627 about 1,500 Jews lived in Ferrara. The closure of the ghetto lasted over a century. The gates that the French occupation opened in 1796 closed again in 1826, albeit with less strict rules, until the Proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy, unity of Italy in 1861. The Ghetto during Fascism Even after its closure, it remained the centre of life for Ferrara's Jewish community, which Giorgio Bassani immortalised in his novels, ''Il giardino dei Finzi-Contini'' and ''Cinque storie ferraresi''. After 1938, with the entry into force of the Fascist racial laws, the situation of Jews throughout Italy changed radically. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferrara
Ferrara (; ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy, capital of the province of Ferrara. it had 132,009 inhabitants. It is situated northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream of the Po (river), Po River, located north. The town has broad streets and numerous palaces dating from the Renaissance, when it hosted the court of the House of Este. For its beauty and cultural importance, it has been designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. History Antiquity and Middle Ages The first documented settlements in the area of the present-day Province of Ferrara date from the 6th century BC. The ruins of the Etruscan civilization, Etruscan town of Spina, established along the lagoons at the ancient mouth of Po river, were lost until modern times, when drainage schemes in the Valli di Comacchio marshes in 1922 first officially revealed a necropolis with over 4,000 tombs, evidence of a population centre that in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
