Great Synagogue of Rome
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The Great Synagogue of Rome is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, that is located at Lungotevere de' Cenci, in Rome, in Lazio, Italy. Designed by Vincenzo Costa and Osvaldo Armanni in an e
The synagogue in 2014
The Great Synagogue of Rome, a few years after its completion (before 1906).
Tree planted in memory of Stefano Gaj Taché, the 2-year-old toddler killed in the attack. The commemorative plaque reads "Stefano Gaj Taché, victim of terrorism at only two years of age".
The principal façade of the Great Synagogue, with the main entrance.
History of the Jews in Rome
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The Jewish community in Rome is one of the oldest in Europe, with its origins tracing back to at least 161 BCE.
Great Synagogue of Rome
…city and makes the building easily identifiable, even from a distance. The interior of the synagogue is lavishly decorated in the Art Nouveau style. History of the Jews in Rome Jewish Museum of Rome…
A pair of putti bearing a menorah, on a cast of a 2nd- or 3rd-century relief (original in the National Museum of Rome)
Menorah motif, the Jewish catacombs of Vigna Randanini (2nd–5th centuries CE)
Remnants of the Rabbi Nathan ben Jehiel Synagogue at Vicolo dell'Atleta in Trastevere
Street scene from the Roman Ghetto, painting by Ettore Roesler Franz (circa 1880)