Ferrara Synagogue

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The Ferrara Synagogue (Sinagoga di Ferrara) is a Jewish congregation and synagogue complex, that is located at Via Mazzini 95, in Ferrara, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Designed in the Baroque style, the synagogue complex comprises the Scuola Italiana, completed in 1485 and operated until 1944; the Scuola Tedesca, completed in 1603; and the Scuola Fanese, completed in the 19th century. The synagogue complex is the only surviving representative of the several synagogues that once flourished in Ferrara. It is located in the historic Jewish community building that dates from 1421, which once housed two other synagogues, destroyed by fascists during World War II. Other synagogues were once located nearby. The building also houses a Jewish museum.

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