FEATURES A New Way to Visit Jewish Italy

By Pagine Ebraiche staff

The Fondazione Beni Culturali Ebraici Italiani (Foundation for Jewish Cultural Heritage in Italy) has launched a new portal and a new way to explore the richness and history of Italian Jewish life and culture.

The website www.visitjewishitaly.com features dozens of sites and other elements all over the Italian peninsula. The visitor can choose among synagogues, former ghettos, cemeteries and museums. Visitors will be instantly presented with pictures, explanations and maps, together with virtual tours to some of the locations of
the Union of Italian Jewish Communities.

Moreover, information about Jewish businesses, kosher restaurants and cafes are also offered.

The site was coordinated by the vice-president of the Foundation Annie Sacerdoti with the advice of architect Baruch Lampronti and carried out by the firm Frankestein. Support for the initiative wqs given by the individual Jewish communities which provided many texts and picture as well as the Jewish Foundation Guglielmo Da Levy.