Enjoy a tour with your ultimate Jewish history guide of Bologna and Ferrara or Modena! Jews form part and parcel of the fabric of Italian society and have been in Italy for twenty-two centuries. Throughout history Jews have been expelled over and over again, marginalized and made to live in ghettos, including Bologna, from which they were expelled twice. But they were welcomed by the Estense of Ferrara, where there was a large thriving community. In this tour, I will give some background starting from the Roman era, and explain how they are well integrated today. In the morning we will visit the Jewish Ghetto and Museum, and then we will go to Ferrara or Modena by train, where we visit the Jewish area and in Ferrara the Meis (the Italian museum of Judaism and the Shoah). The tour is not available on Mondays due to the museums' closure. Itinerary: the two towers where the old Jewish guild was, the old Jewish Ghetto and Museum, Santo Stefano - known as the seven churches - and Santo Stefano square with the house of the Jewish-Sforno family. I will contact the 19th-century synagogue at 9 Via dei Gombruti, with its Star-of-David rose window, to see if it is visitable (not on Friday or Saturday). The Bocchi building has the only Jewish inscription in Europe. The synagogue is not visitable on Sundays. Meeting Point + Tour Duration Duration: 6 hours The duration is flexible depending on the amount of time we spend in the museums, and it includes the journey to Ferrara. It will also depend on the time spent for lunch. Transport: Walking tour inside Bologna. Train to Ferrara or Modena. Bus/taxi and some walking in Ferrara. In Ferrara we'll visit the Meis and the Jewish ghetto. In Modena, the main square and ghetto.