Round Table: The Ghetto, Venice and the Jews. A Historical Journey

Centro Primo Levi, in partnership with NYU Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò, the Library of Congress and The Jewish Museum, in collaboration with the Italian Embassy and the Italian Cultural Institute in New York, as part of the Carnegie Hall festival La Serenissima: Music and Arts from the Venetian Republic, presents a roundtable discussion on Venice’s 500-year-old Jewish ghetto.

This event takes place at the Jewish Museum (1109 Fifth Avenue). Tickets: $12 General; $8 Seniors and Casa Italiana, Jewish Museum or Centro Primo Levi Members; Free for students with ID. Click here to buy tickets.

Speakers:
Cristiana Facchini (University of Bologna)
Evelien Chayes (University of Amsterdam and the Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris III)
Martina Massaro (Università Iuav, Venezia)
Giuseppe Veltri (University of Hamburg)
Francesco Spagnolo (University of Berkely, California)

After the panel, Rav Elia Richetti, renowned cantor and connoisseurs of the Italian Jewish traditions, will accompany the public through a journey into the Venetian Jewish liturgy.