History of the Jews in Venice

The history of the Jewish community of Venice, the capital of the Veneto region of Italy, has been well known since the later medieval era. == Medieval history == Although it has been previously assumed that Jews resided in Venice since as early as the twelfth century, these claims have been demonstrated to be invalid and the first Jew documented to have been in Venice was an inhabitant of Venetian Crete who came to the doge as representative of the Jewish community there.

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