ge to all of us because it was so hot inside and it's crazy to think that Italians hate the AC. This was not only him, Marina and other Venetians we've met have said the same thing. Anyway after Shaul spoke to us about Shakespeare we ventured off to the Jewish Ghetto of Venice. Not a Ghetto like we think of a Ghetto but it was basically a square that would be locked up where the Jews lives. This was oppression but some could think of it as protection as well. The square was diffrent than any others in the city. The most interesting thing I found about were the trees. There was actually nature there! There was also a lot of solitude about the place. It was quite peaceful. All of the buildings were taller than in the rest of the city as well. This was because the Jews were confined in that one area so they had to continue to build upwards. We went into the museum and got a tour of the few synagogues, it was very interesting to see how they differ from the churches. The Ghetto was both beautiful and quaint at the same time. I really enjoyed looking at Venice through a different religion.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Wednesday May 27th- The Ghetto
After watching Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, we had a Scholar some and speak to us at our apartment. His name was Shaul and was a Venetian Jew, one of the few left in the city. It was interesting having him here because of his cultural differences. Right off the bat he told us he needed to sit away from the air conditioning. What?? This was so strange to all of us because it was so hot inside and it's crazy to think that Italians hate the AC. This was not only him, Marina and other Venetians we've met have said the same thing. Anyway after Shaul spoke to us about Shakespeare we ventured off to the Jewish Ghetto of Venice. Not a Ghetto like we think of a Ghetto but it was basically a square that would be locked up where the Jews lives. This was oppression but some could think of it as protection as well. The square was diffrent than any others in the city. The most interesting thing I found about were the trees. There was actually nature there! There was also a lot of solitude about the place. It was quite peaceful. All of the buildings were taller than in the rest of the city as well. This was because the Jews were confined in that one area so they had to continue to build upwards. We went into the museum and got a tour of the few synagogues, it was very interesting to see how they differ from the churches. The Ghetto was both beautiful and quaint at the same time. I really enjoyed looking at Venice through a different religion.
ge to all of us because it was so hot inside and it's crazy to think that Italians hate the AC. This was not only him, Marina and other Venetians we've met have said the same thing. Anyway after Shaul spoke to us about Shakespeare we ventured off to the Jewish Ghetto of Venice. Not a Ghetto like we think of a Ghetto but it was basically a square that would be locked up where the Jews lives. This was oppression but some could think of it as protection as well. The square was diffrent than any others in the city. The most interesting thing I found about were the trees. There was actually nature there! There was also a lot of solitude about the place. It was quite peaceful. All of the buildings were taller than in the rest of the city as well. This was because the Jews were confined in that one area so they had to continue to build upwards. We went into the museum and got a tour of the few synagogues, it was very interesting to see how they differ from the churches. The Ghetto was both beautiful and quaint at the same time. I really enjoyed looking at Venice through a different religion.
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