Event

The creation of the Venetian ghetto 500 years ago will be commemorated by the University of Pennsylvania's Program in Jewish Studies, the Katz Center for Advanced Jewish Studies, the Department of Music, the Department of History, and the Center for Italian Studies, Sunday February 7 with a lecture and concert.

Find the full program of Sunday's event here.

In the picture below, Penn-in-Venice students are led on a tour of the ghetto as part of their course in Italian history. For information on the Penn-in-Venice Program, please visit http://www.sas.upenn.edu/summer/locations/abroad/venice