La Giudecca was a term used In Southern Italy and Sicily to identify any urban district where Jewish communities dwelled and had their synagogues and businesses.
Jewish quarter "Giudecca" or "Judeca" Caltagirone, Italy
Ragusa is a city and comune, capital of the province of Ragusa in the autonomous island region of Sicily in southern Italy. As of 2025, with a population of 73,778, Ragusa is the 6th-largest city in S
La Giudecca
…took the place of the ancient city's Synagogue. Agira Calascibetta Piazza Armerina: Piano Canali. Caltanissetta: Zingari (=Gypsies). Gela Sofiana Ragusa: La Chancata. Caucana Comiso Modica: Cartellone. Historical events: On 15 August 1474, the Christian community of Modica wreaked a brutal havoc on the…
Panorama of Ragusa Ibla
Blue dome of bell-tower of Santa Maria dell'Itria church in Ragusa Ibla
The 18th-century interior of the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.