[1] Even after its closure, it remained the centre of life for Ferrara's Jewish community, which Giorgio Bassani immortalised in his novels, Il giardino dei Finzi-Contini and Cinque storie ferraresi.

After 1938, with the entry into force of the Fascist racial laws, the situation of Jews throughout Italy changed radically.

In particular, in Ferrara, Jews continued to arrive from other provinces, thinking they would find a safer environment (thanks to the presence of Italo Balbo, a friend of Renzo Ravenna and always very open towards the Jewish community), the "Jewish enemy" hidden in society began to be denounced, and the ghetto, in fact, went back into operation.

From the cathedral square starts via Mazzini (formerly Via Sabbioni), the main street of the ghetto, typical until World War II for its old shops.

[3] The buildings in the other streets of the Ghetto date from the 15th century or later: via Vittoria (formerly via della Gattamarcia), via Torcicoda, vicolo Vignatagliata and piazzetta Lampronti.