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Venice Ghetto
Throughout the Mediterranean region, it was quite customary for
foreign merchants to be housed in a separate quarter....When we
try to evaluate the Venetian Ghetto, we must remember that sixteenth-century
Venice also restricted the living quarters of Turkish and German
merchants....The Venetian Ghetto always served both religious
sensibilities and commercial needs. It allowed Venice to maintain
its religious purity while reacting to changed economic conditions.
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