Jewish cemetery
The Jewish cemetery, built in 1545 on the hill known as the "Cabalan", is one of the most evocative and panoramic places in the city.
It stands as a precious testimony of the presence of the integrated Jewish community and it still retains much of its dignity and assorted beauty.
The cemetery area of Viale Gorizia was utilized until about 1882-1884. Inside it contains more than a hundred graves of various families members from Conegliano and Ceneda.
There are about 130 tombstones, most of them facing east, in the direction of Jerusalem; they are in sandstone or limestone, depending on the economic consistency of the family, with structures and decorations in leaf cartouche, in fake columns or simply squared according to the use of time. The tombstones for the various families, are distinguished by symbolic coats of arms. That of the squirrel refers to the Coneian or Conian family, which had among its descendants also Emanuele Conegliano, converted to the name Lorenzo Da Ponte, librettist of Mozart.
The Ghetto
The entrance to the Ghetto, literally destroyed by building works that are still remembered shockingly today,
was at the top of via Marconi (Salisà). The Jews – always the sign of economic liveliness – were present in the current via Caronelli.
In Jerusalem it is still possible to see the Synagogue of Conegliano rebuilt with the furnishings transported there in 1954 and still functioning as an Italian rite synagogue.
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Timetables
Guided tour on the first Sunday of the month 10: 00-12: 00, in case of rain postponed to the following month, by the Centro Coneglianese di Storia e Archeologia. On other days by reservation at IAT 0438 21230 - iat@comune.conegliano.tv.it.
In October 2024, visits to the cemetery are suspended for safety reasons.