Wikipedia's first sentence called it “one of five synagogues in the jewish ghetto of venice”. Today it says “former orthodox jewish congregation and synagogue”.
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Former Orthodox synagogue, now Jewish museum, in Venice, Italy The Great German Synagogue ( Italian : Scuola Grande Tedesca ) is a former Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue , that is located in the Jewish Ghetto of Venice , Italy . Completed in 1528, it is the oldest Venetian synagogue, and one of five synagogues that were established in the ghetto. Ceased operating as a synagogue in 1917, the former synagogue building was restored between 2016 and 2017 by the World Monuments Fund . No longer used for regular worship, it is open to the public as a Jewish museum through the Jewish Museum of Venice . Historic Synagogues of Europe . Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem . n.d .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
The Great German Synagogue ( ) is one of five synagogues in the Jewish Ghetto of Venice , Italy . Established in 1528, it is the oldest Venetian synagogue. The synagogue was most recently restored between 2016 and 2017 by the World Monuments Fund . It is open to the public through the Jewish Museum of Venice.
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Ancient Venetian synagogue The Great German Synagogue ( ) is one of five synagogues in the Jewish Ghetto of Venice , Italy . Established in 1528, it is the oldest Venetian synagogue. The synagogue was most recently restored between 2016 and 2017 by the World Monuments Fund . No longer used for regular worship, it is open to the public through the Jewish Museum of Venice .
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one of five synagogues in the jewish ghetto of venice
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former orthodox jewish congregation and synagogue
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