Stuck at home because of COVID-19 quarantine, lockdown, or social distancing? Why not take a virtual tour of some of Italy’s beautiful and historic Jewish heritage sites — including synagogues, Jewish museums, Jewish cemeteries in, so far, 11 cities.
The Union of Jewish Communities (UCEI) has put together online tours (in English and Italian) that provide self-guided, room-by-room (and/or 360 degree zoomable) experiences.
The zoom function allows the viewer to explore from closer the astonishing architectural and artistic details of the jewish sites, enriching uniquely your visit and the cultural experience.
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Click here to access the list of tours
Or click each city below to go directly to the specific tour there.
At the bottom of this post, we’re posting some photos to whet your appetite!
Jewish itineraries in Italy
4 comments on “Social distancing or lockdown got you stuck at home? Take a virtual tour of some of Italy’s gorgeous historic Jewish heritage sites!”
Thank you as well for this initiative, gorgeous sites! Maybe worth mentioning are the Museum in Ferrara: Museo Nazionale dell’ ebraismo italiano e della Shoah (https://www.meisweb.it/) and of course Trieste with one of the most beautiful synagogues in Italy (http://www.triestebraica.it/it/culturaturismo/il-museo-ebraico).
Thank you!!!
wehave so much to be thankful for, this amazing film really shows the beauty and glory of the synagogues. I was in Livorno a couple of years ago and visited both the synagogue and museum and learned about the history of the community prior to Shoah and since. Well worth a visit , you have to arrange in advance but it is not as well known as the Venice ghetto area and has some real treasures also.
Thank you for putting this together, one to keep
Beautifully put together