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	The Jewish Community of Rome
		Following the fall of the Roman Empire in the West, the Christian bishop of Rome, the Pope, became the dominant force in the former imperial city and the immediate neighborhood, with moral authority recognized, to a greater or lesser degree, over the whole of Western Christianity.
		The community of Rome is the only one in Italy that shows a demographic increase, with a fertility rate not far below the Italian population as a whole, a fairly high marriage rate, and a limited proportion of mixed marriages.
		Rome is the seat of the Chief Rabbinate of the Union of the Italian Jewish communities, and of the Italian rabbinical College.
	www.bh.org.il /Communities/Archive/rome.asp (1497 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Synagogue
		That the synagogue dates many generations earlier than Apostolic times, is clear from the authority of St. James: "For Moses of old time [’ek geneon ’archaíon] hath in every city them that preach him in the synagogues, where he is read every sabbath" (Acts 15:21).
		Saint Paul preached in the synagogues of Damascus (Acts 9:20), Salamina in Cyprus (Acts 13:5), Antioch in Pisidia (Acts 13:14), Iconium (xiv, 1), Philippi (xvi, 13), Thessalonica (xvii, 1), Borœa (xvii, 10), Athens (xvii, 17), Corinth (xviii, 4, 7), and Ephesus (xviii, 19).
		Jud., II, xiv, 4), of the great synagogue of Tiberias (Vita, 54), and of the synagogue of Antioch in Syria to which the sacred vessels were borne away in the time of the Seleucid War (Bell.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/14379b.htm (2607 words)

	Former Valley rabbi honored in Rome
		ROME - Rabbi Vittorio Della Rocca was only 11 years old at the time, but he will never forget a historic Shabbat at Rome's Great Synagogue 60 years ago this month.
		The Rome community's award, presented by the city's chief rabbi, Riccardo Di Segni, and the president of the Jewish community, Leone Paserman, came during an international conference June 16-17 that was held to honor the synagogue's 100th anniversary.
		Rabbi Kertzer's impact eventually extended from the synagogue in Rome to the Valley.
	www.jewishaz.com /jewishnews/040625/rome.shtml (548 words)

	Wikinfo \| Rome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Rome (Italian and Latin Roma) is the capital city of Italy, and of its Lazio region.
		The Vatican City State, a sovereign enclave within Rome, is the seat of the Roman Catholic Church and its ruler the Pope.
		According to tradition, Rome was founded on April 21, 753 BC, by Romulus, who also killed his twin brother Remus in the process.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Rome (2596 words)

	EJP \| News \| Rome's Jewish heritage thriving
		Nevertheless, the Rome’s Jewish population flourished and 13 synagogues were built as well as numerous cemeteries.
		The synagogue also houses the Jewish Museum of Rome which, after almost a half century of being confined to two rooms, underwent a nearly 2 million euro renovation.
		The 400 square metre basement of the Great Synagogue now serves as a space for an expanded permanent exhibition, with additional space for small temporary installations, all illustrating the history of the Jewish community and Judaism in Rome.
	www.ejpress.org /article/news/7641 (609 words)

	Synagogues of Italy
		The main synagogue we visited in Rome therefore has three copies of the Torah in the sanctuary, representing these three communities of Jews in Rome.
		When the SS commander arrived in Rome, he told the rabbi that the community could be ransomed for 50 kilos of gold.
		The Nazi occupation used the synagogue as a warehouse and stable.
	www.think-ink.net /italy/syngog.htm (664 words)

	The Tempio Israelitico, Rome
		The Tempio Israelitico is situated at Lungotevere Cenci in Rome.
		The monument was built in an eclectic mixed style (Roman, Greek, Assyro-Babylonian) in 1904 by the Roman architects Armanni and Costa.
		The impressive square domed synagogue can be seen across the Tiber, which flows past the south front of the synagogue.
	www.bh.org.il /Communities/Synagogue/rome.asp (201 words)

	The Jewish diaspora: Rome
		In his report, he gives an overview of the life of the Jews in Rome, mentioning that their position had been guaranteed by the emperor Augustus.
		It may be noted, however, that Joshua ben Levi visited Rome during the reign of the emperor Septimius Severus, and may refer to the Porta Capena, which was next to a Jewish quarter.
		For example, the inscriptions mention the names of the Roman synagogues, and it is possible to establish where they were, because people would bury their dead in the nearest catacomb.
	www.livius.org /di-dn/diaspora/rome.html (2093 words)

	JOPLIN
		Touring the Jewish Ghetto in Rome is especially powerful in light of the mandatory visit all tourists must make to the Vatican State, walking-distance across the Tiber River that includes incredible riches such as the gold- and marble-covered St. Peterâs Basilica (largest church in the world) and Michelangeloâs awe-inspiring Sistine Chapel ceiling.
		Rome is yet another example of a Jewish community that has succeeded in breaking the shackles of anti-Semitism to win freedom and acceptance, but now must deal with the byproduct of that freedom: higher intermarriage with the very people who now accept them as equals.
		While I recognize that the synagogue was assaulted by Palestinian terrorists in the ’80s and that the entire block is monitored by a 24/7 Roman Police squad, it didnt matter to the Israeli security guards that I spoke Hebrew to them, answered all of their questions, and gave them my cellphone at their request.
	joi.org /joplin/index.php?p=378 (1077 words)

	EJP \| Culture \| Rome's Jewish heritage thriving
		Nevertheless, the Jewish population in Rome flourished and thirteen synagogues were built as well as numerous cemeteries.
		The synagogue also houses the Jewish Museum of Rome which, after almost a half century of being confined to two rooms, underwent a nearly 1.8 million euros renovation.
		The 400 square meter basement of the Great Synagogue now serves as space for an expanded permanent exhibition, with additional space for small temporary installations, all illustrating the history of the Jewish community and Judaism in Rome.
	www.ejpress.org /article/culture/7606 (753 words)

	Great Synagogue of Rome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Great Synagogue of Rome (Italian: Tempio Maggiore di Roma) is the largest synagogue in Rome.
		The building which had previously housed the ghetto synagogue (a complicated structure housing five scolas in a single building) was demolished, and the Jewish community began making plans for a new and impressive building.
		Designed by Vincenzo Costa and Osvaldo Armanni, the synagogue was built from 1901 to 1904 on the banks of the Tiber, overlooking the former ghetto.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Synagogue_of_Rome (459 words)

	Women's American ORT: Missions -- Women's American ORT
		Driving into the center of Rome from Leonardo da Vinci Airport, one is immediately struck by the appearance of some of the most iconic and photographed historical sites looming large against the skyline.
		Rome is a place where people linger over their meals and relax with cups of extremely strong espresso in the many piazzas dotting this very cosmopolitan city.
		His office is in the Great Synagogue of Rome impressive inside and out which recently celebrated its centennial.
	www.waort.org /site/PageServer?pagename=about_missions_romelondon (1152 words)

	Centennial of the Great Synagogue of Rome - joint Israel-Italy issue.
		The Jewish community of Rome is the oldest Jewish community of the estern world.The Jewish settlement in Rome precedes the destruction f the second Temple of Jerusalem and has continued successively since lat time.
		In 1555, a ghetto was built in a slum area on the edge of Rome nd new laws restricted the exit and entry of the Jews.
		As part of the renewal irocess of the poorer neighborhoods, the Jewish ghetto was dismantled.nd in 1904, a new impressive synagogue was built Both stamps depict he facade of the Synagogue.
	www.all-that-gifts.com /xcart/customer/product.php?productid=18334 (167 words)

	Search Results for "Synagogue"
		synagogue, (sin´gog) (KEY) [Gr.,=assembly], in Judaism, a place of assembly for worship, education, and communal affairs.
		...had passed through Amphip'olis and Apollo'ni-a, they came to Thessaloni'ca, where was a synagogue of the Jews: 2 and Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and...
		...and wrought: (for by their occupation they were tentmakers.) 4 And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.
	www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=&query=Synagogue (309 words)

	Rome - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Rome, city, capital of Italy and of Latium Region and Rome Province, on the River Tiber, in the central part of the country near the Tyrrhenian Sea....
		Ancient Rome, the homeland of Roman civilization, which, from its beginnings as a settlement of Latin peasants on the banks of the River Tiber...
		Roman Art and Architecture, the art and architecture of Rome and its empire, which at its apogee extended from the British Isles to the Caspian Sea....
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Rome.html (109 words)

	2004-5-23Rome Synagogue Centenary - Sacred Heart University
		The Jewish community of Rome, Western Europe's oldest urban community, celebrated the 100th anniversary of the construction of its synagogue in May 2004.
		Situated on the banks of the Tiber River, the Synagogue of Rome is only a short walk from the Vatican, but for centuries, much more than distance separated the Roman Catholic Church from the Jewish people of Rome and elsewhere.
		In honor of the centenary of the Synagogue, Chief Rabbi Riccardi Di Segni invited Pope John Paul II to visit the Synagogue for the first time since his historic visit of 1986.
	www.sacredheart.edu /pages/1844_2004_5_23rome_synagogue_centenary.cfm (333 words)

	Rome Kings of - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Writers from the Mediterranean world in the 6th and 7th centuries referred to the Anglo-Saxons as Angles.
		So when the Bishop of Rome sent a letter to...
		Sabines, ancient people of central Italy, in close contact with early Rome.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Rome_Kings_of.html (159 words)

	Synagogue - History for Kids!
		Synagogue in Greek means a place for coming together, a meeting place, and that is what a synagogue (SIN-ah-gog) is. It is a building where Jews come together and pray to their God.
		The earliest synagogues were probably just the living rooms or courtyards of people's houses.
		One of the earliest well-preserved synagogues was dug up in the Roman town of Dura Europos in Syria, from around 200 AD.
	www.historyforkids.org /learn/religion/jews/synagogue.htm (421 words)

	Pope John Paul II - Wanted in Rome
		In April 1986 he was welcomed at the Jewish synagogue in Rome, probably being the first pope to visit a synagogue since the early centuries of Christianity.
		In Rome itself I became so accustomed to the Holy Father undertaking so many unexpected, unusual and innovative things that I almost took it all for granted.
		Whenever John Paul II was home in Rome and not away on one of his many pastoral trips inside or outside Italy, he tried to visit a parish every weekend and sometimes on feast days that fell during the week.
	www.wantedinrome.com /pope/pope2.php (1351 words)

	sinagoga monument in rome
		It's the biggest synagogue in Rome, focal point of the most ancient Jew community in Rome, that counts nowadays about 16.000 people.
		The building houses in its interior, besides the synagogue, the Jew museum and the offices of Israeli community in Rome.
		Jew people in Rome represent a very little part of the population, but at the same time their millenary presence (Titus Arch testifies the Jew deportation in Roman age) contributed markedly to the development of Rome and left a sign even in Roman traditions.
	www.virtualrome.com /rome/monuments/sinagoga-64.php (178 words)

	Links to Other Rome Websites
		Though my special interest lies with Rome (and, to a lesser extent, Florence), as a courtesy, I have included some links to sites dealing with other Italian cities for those of you who might be planning a multi-city trip.
		Rome Accommodation has a wide range of short let apartment rentals in Rome.
		Rome Made to Measure is also hosted by Sergio Caggia of Nerone's The Insider's Guide to Rome.
	www.stuardtclarkesrome.com /links.htm (4113 words)

	Great Synagogue of Rome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Great Synagogue of Rome was designed by Vincenzo Costa and Osvaldo Armanni.
		The Great Synagogue took the place of some of these buildings.
		The structure of the Synagogue is severe and simple, not without a certain moderate ornate richness, in perfect harmony with the forms of the other monuments in the city.
	www.sefarad.org /publication/lm/055/html/page4.html (180 words)

	Pope Benedict condemns anti-Semitism, may visit Rome synagogue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Last week, Benedict told diplomats Israel had a right to live peacefully and Di Segni said Monday the pope had shown 'close attention' towards the problems facing Jews and Israel, 'which for the entire Jewish population is an essential and central reference point'.
		Di Segni said he was sure Christian-Jewish relations would continue to improve and invited the pope to visit Rome's main synagogue, some 20 years after the first historic visit by John Paul II.
		Benedict has visited a synagogue during his August trip to Germany and has made Christian-Jewish relations one of the main issues of his pontificate.
	news.monstersandcritics.com /europe/printer_1076533.php (361 words)

	Pope Benedict invited to Rome synagogue - news from ekklesia
		Pope Benedict XVI met representatives of Rome's Jewish community in the Vatican this morning, and was invited to visit the city's synagogue, reports Ansa International.
		Rome's chief rabbi, Riccardo Segni, welcoming Benedict, told him that he was "always welcome".
		One of his first acts was to send a message to Rome's Jewish community, saying he intended to continue John Paul II's strategy of dialogue and respect.
	www.ekklesia.co.uk /content/news_syndication/article_060116pope.shtml (536 words)

	PRIVATE AND CUSTOM MADE TOURS OF ROME
		The story of the Jews in Rome is a compelling one which goes back many centuries- an interesting additional element to appreciate along with the extensive Christian history typically learned from a trip to Rome.
		Her personal involvement with the small Jewish community in Rome was shared with us as she provided entre to a Chanukkah party at the synagogue; to friends and family in a restaurant; to a wonderful bakery where we bought traditional Jewish sweets which we brought home and ate back in the States.
		Micaela also works at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome and is able to provide tours of other parts of the city as well - unfortunately, we were not in Rome long enough to take advantage of her offer to tour other parts of the city.
	www.nerone.cc /romemtm/nuovosito/micaela_pavoncello.htm (1866 words)

	Slow Travel Italy - Accessible Rome, Jewish Ghetto, Synagogue, central Rome
		Unfortunately, the Synagogue is not accessible to the wheelchair traveler.
		Jews were residents of Rome from before Caesar's time as slaves, traders and some eventually became citizens.
		However the pathway to the ramp is about 1/2 a block long and is covered in 5-6 inches of extremely soft gravel making the synagogue and museum inaccessible.
	www.slowtrav.com /italy/accessible/rome/ghetto.htm (439 words)

	Jewish Italy - Lazio - Rome
		Traces of Jewish heritage are embedded throughout the city ranging from the ruins of Roman era synagogues, to ancient catacombs, to the grandiose turn of the century Great Synagogue on the banks of the Tiber.
		Two weeks after the 51 kilos were delivered, the SS began its raids, sending about 2091 of the 9,000 Jews in Rome to the death camps.
		All Synagogues are Orthodox, which, like other local institutions, are funded by a voluntary tax on the city’s Jews.
	www.jewishitaly.org /city.asp?citymenu=Rome (582 words)

	Great Synagogue (Tempio Maggiore) - Rome, Italy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The Great Synagogue (Tempio Maggiore) of Rome was built shortly after the unification of Italy in 1807, when Victor Emmanuel II dismantled the Roman Ghetto and granted the Jews of Rome full citizenship.
		The building that had previously housed the ghetto synagogue (a complicated structure housing five scolas in a single building) was demolished and the community began making plans for a new and impressive building.
		The Synagogue, which celebrated its centenary in 2004, is more than just a house of worship; it also serves as a cultural and organizational center for la Comunità Ebraica di Roma (the Jewish community of Rome).
	www.sacred-destinations.com /italy/rome-great-synagogue.htm (475 words)

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		The main synagogue of Rome is a mile from the Vatican, across the Tiber and on the edge of the walled ghetto that a 16th-century pope ordered built for Jews.
		So to many it was no surprise when John Paul visited the Rome synagogue in 1986, the first time a pope had entered a Jewish house of worship since the apostle Peter.
		"He touched a lot of hearts by going to a synagogue in Rome and going to Israel, but that should not be a substitute for the kind of thorough, ongoing education that seminarians and priests should have about Catholic-Jewish relations," said Susannah Heschel, chairwoman of the Jewish studies program at Dartmouth College.
	www.ushmm.org /newsfeed/Auschwitz/viewstory.php?storyid=3293 (992 words)

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