对犹太隔都的再思考——以威尼斯隔都为例

Rethinking on the Jewish Ghetto: As an Example of Venetian Ghetto

隔都起源于1516年的威尼斯,它的建立并不是传统理解的"过去相对宽容的彻底中断"和"犹太人居于主流社会之外的明证"。相反,隔都为犹太人提供了"明确的容身之地",犹太人也通过各种途径与主流社会保持着密切联系,这不仅使犹太人的民族性得到维系,而且也为主流社会的文化进入隔都以及隔都内文化的发展提供了有利条件,推动着当时犹太文化的发展。

The establishment of the Jewish ghetto was neither a radical break with a tolerable past nor a proof of the Jews living outside the majority, which originated from the Venice in 1516. The ghetto provided Jews with a clearly well defined living place within the Christian society, and the Jews also contacted with the majority society through various ways. The ghetto advanced in maintaining the national character of Jews, and affected by pop culture and ideas. It also facilitated the development of culture and ideas within the ghetto, which lead a new direction to the Jewish culture.