Photos: Venice Ghetto

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	Entrance to the Jewish quarter in Venice, Italy. This ghetto was established in 1516 in the section of Venice where foundaries were located. The word "ghetto" is derived from the Italian word "gettare" which means to cast in metal.
	Sign at the entrance to the Jewish quarter in Venice, Italy.
	Street in the Jewish quarter in Venice, Italy.
	One of several memorial plaques along the street in the Jewish quarter in Venice, Italy.
	One of several memorial plaques along the street in the Jewish quarter in Venice, Italy.
	One of several memorial plaques along the street in the Jewish quarter in Venice, Italy.
	One of several memorial plaques along the street in the Jewish quarter in Venice, Italy.
	One of several memorial plaques along the street in the Jewish quarter in Venice, Italy.
	Canal separating the Ghetto Vecchio and the Nuovo Ghetto sections of the Venice Jewish Quarter. View from the Ponte de Ghetto Vecchio.
	View of the Ponte de Ghetto Vecchio, the bridge that connects the two parts of the Venice Jewish Quarter.
	View of the Ponte de Ghetto Vecchio, the bridge that connects the two parts of the Venice Jewish Quarter.
	Center of the Ghetto Nuovo section of the Jewish Quarter in Venice, Italy.
	Center of the Ghetto Nuovo section of the Jewish Quarter in Venice, Italy.
	Buildings in the Ghetto Nuovo section of the Jewish Quarter in Venice, Italy.
	Buildings in the Ghetto Nuovo section of the Jewish Quarter in Venice, Italy.
	View of the Ghetto Nuovo in Venice from the Ponte de de Ghetto Nuovo.
	View of the Ghetto Nuovo in Venice from across the Rio San Girolama.
	Map of the Jewish quarter in Venice, Italy, showing the Ghetto Vecchio and Ghetto Nuovo sections and adjacent canals.

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