Venice-The Jewish Ghetto

The oldest confinement of Jews is in Venice, dating back to the 1500's.  This thriving, popular neighborhood (today) is the site of many Kosher restaurants, shops and heart breaking structures.  The area is still walled off and topped with rolled barbed wire.  Just for History?  Come on People, get with it. 

A Kosher Restaurant in the Jewish Ghetto



Scenes depicting the treatment of the Jews during WWII
 Note the Barbed Wire above the wall.

Remembering the Jews who lived here and were deported
to the concentration camps, during WWII

The Jewish Temple

A street scene of residences in the Jewish Ghetto

We went to a Kosher restaurant that served us a Kosher pizza. i.e. No cheese.  It was delicious.  Howard had a pasta dish with out cheese.  What to drink?  Ask for Still or Natural Water.  The other choices are soft drinks and Bubbly water.  On a hot day, the bubbly is not good or refreshing.  Ask for still