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The first ghetto : Venice and the origins of modern antisemitism /

"In the early sixteenth century, amidst the ruins of war and mounting religious hatred, the world's first Jewish 'ghetto' was established in Venice. Constrained in cramped, often unsanitary conditions, the Jews who were forced to live there were extorted, abused, and subjected to...

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Main Author:	Lee, Alexander (Historian) (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Basic Books, 2026.
Subjects:	Antisemitism > History. Antisemitism > Italy. Antisemitism > Italy > History. Jews > History. Jews > Italy > Venice > History. Jewish ghettos > History. Jewish ghettos > Italy. Jews > Segregation > History. Venice (Italy) > History. Italy > History. Jewish ghettos. Jews > Segregation. Antisémitisme > Histoire. Antisémitisme > Italie. Juifs > Histoire. Juifs > Italie > Venise > Histoire. Ghettos. Juifs > Ségrégation. Venise (Italie) > Histoire. Italie > Histoire. Antisémitisme > Italie > Histoire. Ghettos > Histoire. Ghettos > Italie. Juifs > Ségrégation > Histoire. ghettos. Informational works. Documents d'information.

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