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Renaissance synagogues being restored in Venice's ghetto

Venice's Jewish ghetto is considered the first in Europe and one of the first in the world, and a new effort is underway to preserve its 16th-century synagogues for the Jews who have remained and tourists who pass through.

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The head of Venice's Jewish community, Dario Calimani, said the restoration project was necessary both to maintain the religious and cultural life of Venice's Jews today and to preserve the community's history.