tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311790796458781493.post864743075403412633..comments2023-10-26T09:05:52.990-05:00Comments on Sally Knows Italy and More: Jewish Quarter in RomeSallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08060836999479356472noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311790796458781493.post-55749187940406736542009-01-03T00:17:00.000-06:002009-01-03T00:17:00.000-06:00Rome's Museo Ebraico is quite a spectacular collec...Rome's Museo Ebraico is quite a spectacular collection of textiles (almost 1000), and other artifacts from Rome's millenial Jewish history. SInce English tours of the Italian rite temple (on ground level) and the Sephardic rite temple (on museum level) begin every hour on the :15, I suggest showing up at a quarter to the hour to have time to visit the museum, read its placards, and immerse yourself in the very rich and varied history of Jews in Rome. While few actual buildings survive from the Ghetto period (the quarter was destroyed after unification to make way for new, healthier structures, including the community's main synagogue), the museum brims with items from the Ghetto era, particularly objects from the Cinque Scole (5 shuls), the five synagogues where the five Jewish rites practiced in the Ghetto were carried out (Scola Tempio, Scola Nova, Scola Catalana, Scola Siciliana, and Scola Castigliana). After a visit to the Museo Ebraico, stroll through the ghetto and pause for a treat at Via Portica d'Ottavia 1, a kosher bakery that makes what may be the world's best ricotta cake and the world's hardest biscotti, both worth a try.Katie Parlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17607898028535047110noreply@blogger.com