Thehistory of theJews inSan Marino reaches back to the Middle Ages.
San Marino is a small landlocked country in centralItaly. There has been aJewish presence in San Marino for at least 600 years.[1]
The first mention of Jews inSan Marino dates to the late 14th century, in official documents recording the business transactions of Jews. There are many documents throughout the 15th to 17th centuries describing Jewish dealings and verifying the presence of a Jewish community in San Marino.[2] Jews were required to wear special badges and live by specific restrictions, but were also afforded official protection from the government and never had to live in aghetto.
In 1942 the rulingSammarinese Fascist Party prohibited marriage between Jewish and non-Jewish Sammarinese under Sammarinese racial law n.33, and by the end of the yearGiuliano Gozi ordered that all Sammarinese Jews be deported and jailed.[3]
DuringWorld War II, San Marino provided a harbor for more than 100,000 Italians and Jews fromNazi and Italian persecution. Today, there are only small numbers of Jews in San Marino.[4]
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