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    The Ghetto

    503 years after the first Jewish enclave was instituted in Venice, what does the word ‘ghetto’ mean today?

    byBenjamin Ravid
  • A section of Venice's former Jewish Ghetto, June 2016.
    A section of Venice's former Jewish Ghetto, June 2016.
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    Celebrating 500 Years of Jewish History in a Venetian Palace

    The recently opened exhibition ‘Venice, the Jews and Europe 1516-2016,’ is part of dozens of events to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the city’s Jewish Ghetto

    byJoe Freeman
  • Undated photo of a section of the eight-foot high concrete wall encircling the Jewish ghetto in Warsaw, Poland.
    Undated photo of a section of the eight-foot high concrete wall encircling the Jewish ghetto in Warsaw, Poland.
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    Ghetto: The Shared History of a Word

    The Jewish ghetto haunts sociologist Mitchell Duneier’s new history of the American one

    byAdam Kirsch
  • The main square of the Venetian Ghetto, April 2013.
    The main square of the Venetian Ghetto, April 2013.
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    Ceremony in Venice Marks the 500th Anniversary of the First Jewish Ghetto

    ‘History is not always a stroll down memory lane’

    byLivia Albeck-Ripka
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    (Flickr)
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    A Jewish Ghetto Worth Saving

    The ghetto that trapped Venice’s Jews is getting a renovation after 500 years

    byLivia Albeck-Ripka
  • Fashion Designer Diane von Furstenberg on November 17, 2014. (Valerie Macon/Getty Images)
    Fashion Designer Diane von Furstenberg on November 17, 2014. (Valerie Macon/Getty Images)
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    Diane Von Furstenberg Restoring Venice Ghetto

    Designer launches $12 million preservation project of 500-year-old ghetto

    byStephanie Butnick
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