Jews and Judaism in Italy

Jews And Judaism In Italy

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Italian Jews can be used in a broad sense to mean all Jews living or with roots in Italy or in a narrower sense to mean the ancient community who use the Italian rite, as distinct from the communities dating from medieval or modern times who use the Sephardi or Ashkenazi rite.

Read more about Jews And Judaism In Italy:  Divisions, History, Italian Rite Jews, Ashkenazi Jews, Sephardi Jews

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