Visiting Ferrara Italy, 2-23-23

We left Venice this morning and drove to Ferrara where we saw the Estense Castle, the MEIS – National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah, the Jewish Ghetto of Ferrara, and took a walking tour through some the old city.

The Estense Castle

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Castello Estense or castello di San Michele complete with a moat and water
crossing a drawbridge to enter the castle grounds
another drawbridge
one entrance with a drawbridge
castle exterior
inside the courtyard
a cistern inside the courtyard

The Ghetto and synagogue

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Rabbi Lowenstein meeting the rabbi of the synagogue in the former Ghetto
some beautiful architecture
Palazzo Municipale
the Palazzo Municipale in Ferrara
a beautiful plaza
of course there are pigeons
the group listening to the local guide
statue of Borso d' Este
Cathedral of Ferrara
looking into the Ghetto from the former site of the Ghetto gate
the main street
visiting the synagogue
behind this door were three synagogues
outside the synagogue
apartments adjacent to the synagogue
walking through the ghetto
commemorative sign
inside the Ghetto
a classic cobblestone street
a typical street
the group walking through the old streets
narrow street in Ferrara
another traditional narrow street

MEIS – National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah

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Museo Nazionale dell’Ebraismo Italiano e della Shoah – MEIS
Paul and Barbara
the museum grounds

The group

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the whole group
Rabbi Steven Lowenstein
Julie Stark Lowenstein
Craig and Louise Taubman
Mike Hollander
Barbara Breakstone
Richard Horwood
Janet Horwood
Dorothy Shapiro
Howard Tater
Les Lawrence
Lynn Tater
Adrienne Lawrence
Arlene Schaffner
Ted Schaffner
Mona Steinberg
Tom Maneloveg
Clifford Scott-Rudnick
Nancy Scott-Rudnick
Dorothy Shapiro

When we finished in Ferrara, we drove several hours south to Florence (Firenze).

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Florence and the Arno River at sunset
another portion of the city with the Arno River
another view at dusk

3 thoughts

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  2. Wonderful meeting you and Mrs. Shapiro!
    Please also take a beautiful picture from the Roof Top
    We hope to see you back soon!
    I will miss you saying hello in the morning but since I will be off the next couple of days I say hello to you through your blog now!☺️
    Take care,
    Caroline from the Front Desk

    1. thank you Caroline. We enjoyed meeting you. Our stay was enhanced by your cheerfulness and attention to detail.
      Caio!

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