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Jewish Ghetto, Cannaregio, Venice

First jewish ghetto in the world and from where the word ghetto derived. Lack of space resulted in the building of apartment blocks. Jews were only permitted to leave the ghetto during the day and had to wear a badge showing they were jewish. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venetian_Ghetto

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