For the first time, you will have the opportunity to cross the thresholds of this evocative and history-rich place, accompanied by an expert who will guide you in discovering its secrets.
We will offer two special tour sessions (at 10:00 am or 4:00 pm) to explore together two of Padua’s ancient Jewish cemeteries.
Our journey will begin at the Cemetery of Via Wiel, the oldest remaining in the city and active between the 16th and 18th centuries, where the renowned Rabbi Meir Katzenhellenbogen is buried
We will then continue with a unique tour of the Cemetery of Via Canal, dating back to the early 19th century. Here, we can read the ancient tombstones which, for the first time in the city, have witnessed the alternation between the use of the Hebrew and Italian languages, thus bearing witness to the emancipation process of the Jewish community initiated after the abolition of the Paduan Ghetto.
For those who wish to continue the guided tour to the Museum of the Jewish Padua and the Italian Synagogue, the current place of worship of the Community, there will be the opportunity to visit all sites at a reduced price.
The meeting point will be at Via Isidoro Wiel, 26 – PADOVA.
Reservation is required :
museo@padovaebraica.it tel. +39 049661267 Whatsapp +39 3762256076
The Synagogue
of Italian rite
The Italian rite Synagogue is undoubtedly among the must-visit places in Padua. Founded in 1548, still in use, embellished with elegant eighteenth-century furnishings.
Guided Tour
and multimedia experience
Guided tours to accompany you in the visit of the Museum, Italian Synagogue, and the ancient Jewish Cemeteries of the city. The arches of the matroneum become a canvas for an immersive multimedia experience.
Presented at the ticket office of the Eremitani Museum you will be entitled to a reduction on the entrance ticket to the Civic Museums of Padua
Sunday, June 9th
Via Isidoro Wiel, 26
35122 Padova (PD) – 5 minutes before the event
1h e 30 minuts
€10.00 Visit to Via Wiel Cemetery and Via Canal Cemetery
€20.00 Full tour (Cemeteries, Museum, and Synagogue)
Further reductions available for children, students, families, and individuals with disabilities and their companions.
Founded in 1384, the cemetery located along Via Wiel represents one of the four Jewish cemeteries still present in the city of Padua. This ancient sacred place retains its historical significance intact and hosts the tombs of prominent figures of the local Jewish community.
Among these stand out Rabbi Meir Katzenellenbogen (Maharam), his son Samuel Judah Katzenellenbogen, as well as the doctors Abram Catalan and Moshe David Valle.
In the heart of the historic center of Padua and in the ancient ghetto stands the museum that tells the history and traditions of the local Jewish Community, from its inception to the present day.
The structure is housed in the first and largest Ashkenazi Synagogue, founded in 1522 and remained active until May 1943, when it was set on fire by a group of Paduan fascists.
The Italian Synagogue (1548) is still the prayer site for the members of the Community of Padua. The hall is marked out by the elegant and refined “marmorino” decorations and delicate stucco works dating back to neoclassic times.
The Aron Kodesh, made of polychrome marbles, on the eastern wall faces the Bimah, crafted from wood of a century-old tree felled by a storm in the Botanical Garden of the city.
A very old story is narrated through these narrow and restricted streets: the story of the Jewish settlement, its commercial, social, cultural and religious past.
Four gates closed the Ghetto: a sign on one of them forbade Jews as well as Christians to go through the gates at night.
Within the museum, visitors can experience a multimedia journey thanks to the immersive video installation by director Denis Brotto, which allows them to delve into the lives of ten prominent figures from the history of the Paduan Jewish community
You can dive into the life of ten illustrious characters of Padua Jewish life. The characters come to life to narrate their stories through the places representing Padua Judaism.
The Stumbling Stones, laid in the pavement in memory of the victims of Nazi-Fascism, many of which are also visible in the 'ghetto'
In front of the victim's last residence stands a block of stone covered with a brass plate engraved with the name of the deported person, year of birth, date, place of deportation, and, if known, the date of death.
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