Sinagoga Review

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Sinagoga

  • Address: Lungotevere Cenci 15, Ghetto, Rome
  • Phone: 06/68400661

Fodor's Review:

This aluminum-roof synagogue is the city's largest temple and a Roman landmark since its construction in 1904. It contains a museum of precious ritual objects and other exhibits documenting the history of Rome's Jewish community. Until the 13th century the Jews were esteemed citizens of Rome. Among them were the bankers and physicians to the popes, who had themselves given permission for the construction of synagogues. But later popes of the Renaissance and Counter-Reformation revoked this tolerance, confining the Jews to the Ghetto and imposing a series of restrictions, some of which were enforced as late as 1870. For security reasons, guided visits are mandatory.

  • Cost: EUR 7.50
  • Open: Sun.-Thurs., the first visit in English at 11:30 and the last at 3:30.
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