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Jewish Ghetto and the Synagogue |
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by kayanna / 10.03.2005 |
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Because most of the Ghetto area has been totally transformed and only few remnants remain, those that do remain become much more significant in marking the site of former oppression amongst an area of cultural rebirth.
The Tempio Maggiore has certainly been influential to future generations in that it has provided a central synagogue for Jews to pray and to form community. In addition, the synagogue has established guided tours, indicating the presence of foreign visitors interested in seeing the synagogue or learning about the history of the Ghetto. Most of these visitors are curious about the name of the area – the Jewish Ghetto – but can find few traces of it visible outside the synagogue. Curious to know more about this community that survived through these atrocities, visitors come to the Tempio Maggiore.
The Portico d’Ottavia and Piazza Mattei stand as reminders of the walls that once stood, for the informed viewer. There is a sense of hope in increasing this kind of awareness – the hope that we will learn from history and not repeat these kinds of actions. This is why we still have the urge to visit places that mark previous horrors and also stand for new hope.
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