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“Article continues after advertisement The word ‘ghetto’ was different.”
“Previously, Jewish areas had gone by all sorts of different names ( Judenstraße , Juiverie etc).”
“It had nothing to do with Jews at all.”
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“The books I have chosen are intended to reflect these two key facets of the Ghetto’s character.”
“A History of Venice Alexander Lee Benjamin Ravid Brian Pullan John Julius Norwich Margaret Plant Mark R.”
“Unlike Norwich’s book, it is more focussed on the social and cultural dimensions of Venice’s history and as a result, brings to light the issues of Venetian and Italian identity which formed the backdrop to the experiences of its Jewish residents.”
“Leon Modena’s Life of Judah (Princeton University Press) Leon Modena was (1571-1648) was one of the Ghetto’s leading figures during the early seventeenth century.”
“Above all, he was a literary colossus—churning out dozens of works during a long and fruitful career.”
“These names tended to relate to a specific location (such as a street or square) or were extremely vague.”
“In this remarkable book, he offers a strikingly revisionist account of Italy’s role in the Holocaust.”
“Margaret Plant, Venice: Fragile City 1797-1997 (Yale University Press) This monumental study continues Venice’s story from the abolition of the Republic to the end of the twentieth century.”
“The book follows the story of Simon, the ‘wandering Jew’ down the centuries.”
“But what makes it so interesting is that it is also set in Venice.”
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“I explore the explosion of Hebrew printing, and the proliferation of poetry, music, and thought; and I also try reconstruct the lives of the ordinary people in as much detail as I can—bringing to life the sights, sounds, and smells of their everyday existence.”
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“As such, it could be easily exported to describe Jewish quarters elsewhere—and eventually adapted to describe sites of confinement or exclusion the world over.”
“On the one hand, Shylock’s mistreatment in the play isn’t a million miles away from how Jews in Venice were treated.”
“___________________________ Alexander Lee’s The First Ghetto: Venice and the Origins of Modern Antisemitism , a finalist for the 2026 Cundill History Prize , is available now.”
“He is the author of five acclaimed books, including Machiavelli: His Life and Times (a Financial Times Book of the Year).”