{"id":3262,"date":"2016-07-10T22:32:07","date_gmt":"2016-07-10T20:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moked.it\/international\/?p=3262"},"modified":"2016-07-10T22:32:07","modified_gmt":"2016-07-10T20:32:07","slug":"news-merchant-of-venice-to-be-staged-for-first-time-in-italian-jewish-ghetto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moked.it\/international\/2016\/07\/10\/news-merchant-of-venice-to-be-staged-for-first-time-in-italian-jewish-ghetto\/","title":{"rendered":"NEWS  \u2018Merchant of Venice\u2019 to Be Staged for First Time in Italian Jewish Ghetto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/moked.it\/international\/files\/2016\/07\/merchant.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/moked.it\/international\/files\/2016\/07\/merchant-300x164.jpg\" alt=\"merchant\" width=\"300\" height=\"164\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moked.it\/international\/files\/2016\/07\/merchant-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/moked.it\/international\/files\/2016\/07\/merchant-1024x559.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/moked.it\/international\/files\/2016\/07\/merchant.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>William Shakespeare\u2019s play \u201cThe Merchant of Venice\u201d will be staged for the first time ever in the city\u2019s Jewish ghetto on its\u00a0500th anniversary, which coincides with the 400th anniversary of the famous playwright\u2019s\u00a0death.<\/p>\n<p>Six performances\u00a0will take place in\u00a0the Jewish Ghetto, between July 26 and July 31, in English and other languages. On the second day of the play\u2019s run, a mock court hearing will be held with real lawyers and a jury, led by US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The productions are organized by\u00a0Compagnia de\u2019 Colombari, an\u00a0international collective of performing artists based in New York, and the\u00a0Ca\u2019Foscari University of Venice.\u00a0Sponsorship is\u00a0provided by the NGO Beit Venezia,\u00a0according toThe Economist.<\/p>\n<p>The set of performances in July are\u00a0part of the official program of the\u00a0Ghetto Quincentennial, which consists of\u00a0various independent activities that\u00a0mark the anniversary of the formation of the Jewish Ghetto of Venice. The main\u00a0event is an exhibition titled \u201cVenice, the Jews and Europe, 1516\u20132016,\u201d which aims to describe the process that led to the \u201ccreation, implementation and transformation of the first \u2018fence\u2019 for Jews in the world,\u201d according to the exhibit\u2019s\u00a0website.\u00a0The display\u00a0opened on Sunday at the Doge\u2019s Palace\u00a0in Venice.<\/p>\n<p>March 29 marked\u00a0500 years since\u00a0Venetian authorities ordered Jewish residents of the city to move into an area near a foundry, which is called\u00a0\u201cgeto\u201d\u00a0in Venice dialect, though over time the neighborhood\u2019s residents changed it to \u201cghetto.\u201d\u00a0Jews were forcibly segregated and given 48 hours to\u00a0leave their homes. They were\u00a0also forced to pay their new landlords 30 percent more in rent\u00a0than the\u00a0outgoing Christian tenants,\u00a0The Economist reported.<\/p>\n<p><em>*This article was published in The Algemeiner on June 20, 2016.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>William Shakespeare\u2019s play \u201cThe Merchant of Venice\u201d will be staged for the first time ever in the city\u2019s Jewish ghetto on its\u00a0500th anniversary, which coincides with the 400th anniversary of the famous playwright\u2019s\u00a0death. Six performances\u00a0will take place in\u00a0the Jewish Ghetto, between July 26 and July 31, in English and other languages. 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