Bologna Jewish & Kosher Guide 2024: Kosher Info in Bologna, Italy

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About Bologna

Bologna is the lively, historic capital of the Emilia-Romagna region, in northern Italy. Piazza Maggiore is a sprawling plaza lined with arched colonnades, cafes and medieval and Renaissance structures, such as City Hall, the Neptune Fountain and the Basilica of San Petronio. Among several medieval towers is the leaning Asinelli Tower, which is open for climbs. The first settlements date back to at least 1000 BC. The city has been an urban centre, first under the Etruscans (Velzna/Felsina) and the Celts (Bona), then under the Romans (Bononia), then again in the Middle Ages, as a free municipality (for one century it was the fifth largest European city based on population). Home to the oldest university in the world, University of Bologna, founded in 1088. Bologna has a humid subtropical climate, with hot and muggy summers and cool to sometimes cold winters, rainfall is moderate and spread-out throughout the year. Bologna has a large walled old city containing mediaeval, renaissance and baroque buildings. Bologna has many art galleries and museums as well as hosting numerous festivals.

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Jewish History, POI & Kosher Establishments in Bologna

Bologna is a city in north-central Italy with a documented evidence of a Jewish presence since 1353, when the Jewish banker Gaius Finzi from Rome took up his residence in the quartier of Porta Procola. The number of people in the Jewish population has never really exceeded 1000. By 1990 the population had reduced to 130. There are two synagogues in Bologna including a Chabad House. There is a Jewish museum in Via Valdonica, but no place to eat kosher food.


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What Is *JOFY?

JOFY, or "Jewish Observant Friendly" Establishments are lodging establishments offering special services for Jewish Observant guests such as Shabbat meals, accommodation on lower floors and regular keys for the rooms. It can also be a NON KOSHER establishment located in walking distance from the local Shul, community or kosher restaurants area.

Please note - *JOFY does NOT mean that KOSHER food is served on the premises!

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