In 1516, Jews in Venice were forced to move to a small northwestern section of the island. Considered to be the world's first ghetto, residents were only allowed to leave the neighborhood during ...

Artists, scholars, musicians and actors, as well as Jewish Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, will take part in an array of events lasting through the year. (JTA) – Venice has kicked off ...

To commemorate the 500th anniversary of the formation of the Jewish Ghetto in Venice and the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death Compagnia de' Colombari and Ca' Foscari University ...

The justice's grandson, actor Paul Spera, is in the production being staged as part of yearlong events marking the 500th anniversary of the imposition of the ghetto by Venetian rulers. VENICE ...