World War I Veterans of the Vecchia Ghetto - Venice, Italy
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N 45° 26.675 E 012° 19.543
33T E 290863 N 5035819
Marble marker affixed to the façade of the Levantine Synagogue in the Vecchia Ghetto, Venice's Jewish neighbourhood.
Waymark Code: WMXRBA
Location: Veneto, Italy
Date Posted: 02/19/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member T0SHEA
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Located in the Vecchia Ghetto neighbourhood, Venice's Jewish neighbourhood, this marker denotes those from this area who served in the Royal Italian Army and Navy during the First World War.

The marker, in Hebrew and Italian, reads:

"Venetian Jews at War for the Homeland
The community remembers with love and pride"

There are 24 names listed, along with the dates

MCMXV - MCMXX
Private or Public Monument?: Private

Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Vecchia Ghetto community

Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe

Physical Address of Monument:
Ghetto Vecchia
Venice, Veneto Italy


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Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: Not listed

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