This guide, with contributions by various authors, documents the results of a lengthy work of complete restoration of the venerable Lido Cemetery of Venice.
[ Jewish Venice / Restoration of the Lido Cemetery] The Cemetery of the Lido of Venice is one of the oldest in Europe. This guide, with contributions by various authors, documents the results of a lengthy work of complete restoration of the cemetery. Two historical essays, one on the Jewish community in Venice, the other on the cemetery itself, offer an overview of the site’s eventful history.
A brief illustrated catalogue shows some of the most significant tombstones, and a plan of the Jewish cemetery as it is today facilitates orientation.