Synagogue
Mon-Thurs 9am-4pm, Fri 9am-2pm, Sun 9am-noon; closed Sat & Jewish holidays; L10,000. The Ghetto’s principal (Jewish) sight is the huge Synagogue by the river, built in 1904 and very much dominating all around with its bulk - not to mention the carabinieri who stand guard 24 hours a day outside, ever since a PLO attack on the building in 1982 killed a two-year-old girl and injured many others. The only way to see the building is on one of the short guided tours it runs regularly in English, afterwards taking in the small two-room museum. The interior of the building is impressive, rising to a high, rainbow-hued dome, and the tours are excellent, giving good background on the building and Rome’s Jewish community in general.
Category: Rome