Formerly the Jewish Ghetto, the home of much pain and suffering over the centuries, but still the bustling heart of Jewish Rome and in particular its cuisine.
Romer
Roaming around Rome
Jewish Quarter
Rione: Sant’Angelo
Nearby places
- Tiber Island (230 m)
- Piazzale Caffarelli (373 m)
- Chiesa del Gesù (401 m)
- Capitoline Museums (476 m)
- Capitoline Hill (499 m)
The Portico d’Ottavia, on the edge of the Jewish quarter.
The Portico d’Ottavia, on the edge of the Jewish quarter.
A commemoration to the awful attack by Palestinian terrorists on the Great Synagogue in 1982, in which 37 people were injured and a toddler, Stefano Gaj Tachè, was killed.
One of many restaurants offering kosher cuisine in the former Jewish ghetto.
A plaque commemorating the awful events of 16 October 1943, when the Nazis liquidated the ghetto and sent the overwhelming majority of Rome’s Jewish population to Auschwitz.
Via del Portico d’Ottavia, heart of the Jewish quarter.
The Portico d’Ottavia, on the edge of the Jewish quarter.
The Tempio Maggiore di Roma, the Great Synagogue of Rome, built in 1904 partly as a symbol of the new Italy’s multi-religious status as it broke free of Papal control.
Via della Tribuna di Tor de’ Specchi.
Jewish anti-fascist graffiti in the Jewish Quarter.
Gloves on a door knocker in the Jewish Quarter.
The Porta Ottavia, in the Jewish Quarter.