Great Synagogue of Rome

About this audio guide

This guide to the Great Synagogue of Rome traces the story from the Roman ghetto, sealed for over three centuries until 1870, through the building of the square-domed synagogue at the turn of the twentieth century as a declaration of freedom. It centers on the morning of October 9, 1982, when gunmen attacked worshippers celebrating Sukkot during a service, killing a two-year-old boy and wounding dozens of others. Look up at the square aluminum dome, still visible from hills across the city.