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Ferrara, Emilia Romagna, Italy
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About Ferrara Synagogue

The Ferrara Synagogue is a synagogue situated in Ferrara, Italy. The synagogue is the main surviving illustrative of the few synagogues that once prospered in Ferrara. It is situated in the notable Jewish people group working of 1421 at 95 by means of Mazzini, which once housed two different synagogues, crushed by fascists amid World War II. Different synagogues were once found adjacent. The building additionally houses a Jewish historical center. The surviving synagogue, the Scola Tedesca, German Synagogue, is a substantial stay with a ladies' exhibition upstairs.
The barrel-vaulted roof and dividers are enhanced in the Regency/Empire style in vogue when the room was redesigned in 1820. The mortar outlines on the dividers are crafted by Gaetano Davia, originator of the inside plan of the Ferrara City Theater, Teatro Comunale. They highlight Jewish themes, for example, the Torah ark conveyed by the Jews amid their Exodus from Egypt, and the vestments of the High Priest in the Temple at Jerusalem.
The synagogue holds its eighteenth century bimah and Torah ark in dull wood, set off by a white marble balustrade. The gallery shows the Torah Ark of the Scola Italiana, Italian ritual synagogue, once situated in an extensive room in a similar building. The room, now being used as an address lobby, holds its unique, vaulted, Baroque roof. Other outfitting were decimated in a rightist assault on the building. The historical center additionally shows a few Torah arks from previous synagogues in residential areas in the locale.
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