If you look out over Florence from Piazzale Michelangelo, high above the Arno, two domes catch your eye. One is Filipo Brunelleschi’s masterpiece, the immense ribbed dome of the Duomo. The other ...

A Dome Away From Home: Dedicated in 1882, Florence?s synagogue is a monument to 19th century Jewish emancipation and a grand example of Moorish style architecture, with a soaring arched façade ...

n April, when a group of pro-Palestinian activists pressured Florence’s city hall to have the local honorary Israeli consul resign, ... at Florence Synagogue on April 18, 2023.

The Nazis grossly defiled the Synagogue of Florence in August 1944, when they detonated several mines in the interior and used the building as a garage where they repaired trucks.

Sara Funaro, new mayor of Florence, Italy, ... at Florence Synagogue on April 18, 2023. Credit: Roberto Serra - Iguana Press/Getty Images ...

A synagogue in Italy was among 11 shuls to receive preservation grants from the World Monuments Fund. The Florence Synagogue, which received $50,000, is “probably the best-known and most-visited ...

Florence’s second synagogue remained undamaged. The restoration of the great synagogue will cost thousands of dollars. The interior will have to be completely rebuilt.