Rome
As the home of the Catholic faith, you may not think of Rome for its Jewish community. In fact, Rome’s Jewish community is both the largest in Italy today and the oldest documented Jewish community in Europe.
Jews have had a presence in Rome since the 2nd century BCE. As a major trading city on the Mediterranean, Rome attracted Jews over the following centuries. It was during that time that the Jews of Rome established their distinctive traditions, with its resemblance to the Temple rites, borne from living outside the Kingdom of Judea while the Temple stood in Jerusalem.
In 1555, Pope Paul IV forced the Jews of Rome to move into a ghetto where they remained until 1870. Restrictions were imposed on the Jews in the ghetto and they were forced to attend weekly church services. Separated from the wider Jewish world and restricted by the ghetto walls, they maintained their community’s distinct culture and customs.
Explore Rome’s Jewish history and experience the vitality of modern Jewish life in Rome with us!
PLACES OF INTEREST
- Museo Ebraico di Roma
Via Catalana (Largo 16 Ottobre 1943)
Telefono:+39 0668400661
- Jewish Catacombs
Via Appia – Rome
SYNAGOGUES
- Great Synagogue of Rome
Lungotevere Cenci – Rome
+39.06.68400651-2
- Agudat Ashkenazim (Sephardi – Ari)
Via Balbo 33 – Rome
Responsible: Rabbi Itzchak Hazan
- Beit Michael
Via di Villa Pamphili, 71c – Rome
Responsible: Rabbi Reuven Colombo
- Bet Yackov (Sephardi)
Via Pozzo Pantaleo 46 – Rome
+39.06.5585398
- Beth El (Sephardi)
Via Padova 92 – Rome
+39.06.44242857 / 06.4403027
Responsible: Shalom Tesciuba
- Piazza Bologna
Beth Eliyahu (Sfardi)
Via Scarpellini, 14 – Rome
- Beth Shalom (Italian)
Via Pozzo Pantaleo 52 – Rome
Responsible: Rabbi Umberto Piperno
Telephone: +39.380 303 2983
- Beth Shmuel (Sephardi)
Via Garfagnana 4/a – Rome
Responsible: Lillo Naaman
- Chabad Monteverde (Bnei Romi)
Via Pianese, 27 – Rome
Responsible: Rabbi Shalom Hazan
- Di Castro (Italian)
Via Balbo 33 – Rome
+39.06.68400651-2
Responsible: Maskil Pino Arbib
- Old Age Home (Italian)
Via Portuense 216 – Rome
+39.06.5595045
- Or Yehuda (Sephardi)
Via Tripolitania, 52 – 00199 Rome
Responsible: Huani Mimun
Telephone: +39.393.3327895
- Panzieri Fatucci – Tempio dei Giovani (Italian)
Piazza S. Bartolomeo all’Isola 21 – Rome
+39.06.68400651-2
- Spanish (Sephardi)
Via Catalana – Rome
+39.06.68400651-2
Responsible: Rabbi Cesare Moscati
PLACES TO EAT
- Bellacarne
Meat
via Portico d’Ottavia 53, Rome, Italy
39.06 683 3104
- Cremeria Romana
Ice cream, dairy
Via del Portico d’Ottavia, 1/B, 00186
+39 06 8898 3229
- Yotvata
Dairy
70 Piazza Cenci Main Synagogue
06-6813-4481
- BaGhetto (Meat)
Via del Portico d’Ottavia, 57 – Rome
+39.06.68892868
- BaGhetto (Oriental Meat Restaurant)
via Livorno 8/10 – Rome
+39.06.4404840
- BaGhetto Milky (Dairy)
Via del Portico d’Ottavia, 2 – Rome
+39.06.6830.0077
- C’è Pasta e Pasta
via Ettore Roli 29/31 – Rome
+39.06.58320125
- Dolce Kosher
Via Fonteiana,18 abcd – Rome
+39.06.5809940
- Flour
Via Padova 78 – Rome
+39.06.44236816
- Kosher Bistrot
Via Maria del Pianto, 68 – 00186 Rome
+39.06.6864398
- Little Tripoli (Meat)
Via Polesine, 16 – 00161 Rome
+39.0664220481
- Su Ghetto (Meat)
Via del Portico d’Ottavia 1c – Rome
+39.06 6880 5605
- Alice Pizza (Pizza Shop)
Via del Portico d’Ottavia, 7 – 00186 Rome
+39.06 6880 5820
- Daruma Sushi Kosher
Via del Portico d’Ottavia 14 – Rome
+39.06.68891836
- Dolce Kosher Bar
Via Fulda, 14 – Rome
- Fonzie
Via Catanzaro, 33 – Rome
+39.0644243654
- Fonzie
Via S. Maria del Pianto, 13 – Rome
+39.06 6889 202
- Fonzie
via Cicerone 58b – Rome
+39.0664006224
- Kasher Roma 5778 (Bakery)
Via Avicenna, 15 – Rome
+39.339 844 2223
- Kosher Cakes (Bakery)
Via Michelangelo Pinto 10/16 – 00149 Rome
+39.066531328
- Kosher Cakes (Pastry shop)
Piazza Costaguti 21 – Rome
Via del Portico D’Ottavia 1a – Rome
- Occhialone
Via S. Gherardi 5/7 – Rome
+39.06.55282344
- Zi Fenizia (Meat)
Via Ostiense 162/e – Rome
+39.3492525347
RESOURCES
- Beth Din Rome (Rabbinical Office of Rome)
Lungotevere de Cenci, 15 – Rome
- Chabad Piazza Bologna
Viale di Villa Massimo 39 – 00161 Rome
+39.06 9436 8049, +39.333 813 0919
Responsible: Rabbi Menachem Laza
Guide Info
+39-335-535-3948, WhatsApp available
Laurahannuna@tiscali.it
Contact Laura
Join Laura for a tour of the Eternal City. Discover the history and traditions of one of the oldest Jewish communities in Western Europe. The Jewish community of Rome has an unbroken legacy spanning over 2,200 years. Discover the majesty of the Ancient City, one of the most important archaeological areas in the world. Visit the infamous Arch of Titus, built to commemorate the victory over Judea and the destruction of the Second Jerusalem Temple. Travel through 22 centuries of anecdotes, curiosities, and learn about some of the most fascinating idiosyncrasies of Jewish Roman history – and of course, be sure not to miss the opportunity to taste some mouthwatering Roman Jewish cuisine!
February 20, 2019
