Ghettos of Europe PART I
The Ghetto of Venice
Online Lecture
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Lecturer: Dr Eireann Marshall
Date: Thursday 13 June, 2024
Duration: 1 hour
Start Time: 10.00am AEST | 9.30am SA | 8.00am WA | 12.00pm NZST
Price: $25 AUD
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Overview
In 1516, the world's first ghetto was created in an industrial part of Venice when Doge Leonardo Loredan decreed that all Jewish people living in the city were to inhabit an island which was enclosed at night.
Although, by 1555, the Jewish population only numbered around 1,000 people of a total Venetian population of around 160,000, they were nonetheless forced to wear distinctive clothing during the day. The Jewish population of Venice were also restricted to specific jobs, including money lending (as exemplified by Shakespeare's infamous character Shylock), as well as selling used clothes and also the medical professions.
Yet whilst they were forced to live together within the close quarters of the Venetian Ghetto, intriguingly the Jewish population never fully assimilated. A wide range of languages were spoken within the ghetto's walls, and four of the five magnificent synagogues within the quarter served distinctly different ethnic communities.
Join Dr Eireann Marshall for a moving look at the Floating City's ancient Jewish quarter, and discover the fascinating Jewish story that has been an integral part of Venice's broader history.
Your Expert lecturer
Dr Eireann Marshall is an Honorary Research Associate and Associate Lecturer with the Open University, as well as an Honorary Research Fellow of the University of Roehampton. Raised in the Veneto, she was educated in Barnard College, Columbia University, in New York, as well as the Universities of Birmingham and Exeter in England, where she has lectured. She has published a number of articles on Ancient North Africa, and co-edited volumes on 'Death and Disease in the Ancient City' and ‘Women’s influence on Classical Civilisation’. Eireann’s current research interests include the reception of classical art, as well as concepts of ethnicity and race in antiquity. With her vast lecturing and guiding experience, Eireann has in depth knowledge of Italy and its history and archaeology.
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