The Synagogue of Verona (Italy): Architecture and Endurance between Historical Memory and Fascism

The Jewish Ghetto in Verona (Italy) was established in 1599, in the commercial heart of city. In 1864 was built a new Synagogue, designed by the italian famous architect Giacomo Franco.

During the Twentieth century, despite the demolition of the Ghetto (1924-1928), the Synagogue was deeply transformed by the architect Ettore Fagiuoli, but it survived. It was inaugurated in 1929 – during the Italian Fascist Period-, and it’s still in use by the local Jewish community; some architectonical elements (façade and holy furnishings) of the previous Temple were preserved, in a cross-reference between memory and art, modernity and endurance.

The research has been completed on archival sources.