The Venetian Ghetto was the range of Venice in which Jews were constrained to live under the Venetian Republic. The Venetian Republic was a state starting from the lagoon groups in the region of Venice, which is now northeastern Italy. The Venetian Ghetto was initiated on March 29th 1516, however political limitations on Jewish rights and living arrangements existed prior to this date As of right now there are preparations taking place for the 500th year anniversary of the Italian’s Venetian Ghetto. In the beginning of the 13th Century mistreated Jews from Europe and Levant had begun settling in Venice. The term ghetto is derived from the word “geti” which was where all of the Jews were forced to live in separation from the rest of Italy.
