During the modern period, the status of Jewish communities in the Italian territories underwent several changes. The right to freely settle throughout the peninsula, granted in the Middle Ages, was replaced by expulsions and the introduction of Jewish ghettos in various Italian cities. This interactive map traces the movements (both entries and exits) of members of Mantua’s Jewish ghetto, one of the most important Jewish communities, during the second half of the 18^th century, as recorded in the Civil Register of the city’s Jewish community. It highlights the intensity of connections between ghettos in different cities while also showing the total number of individuals who moved to and from the city of Mantua.

The application associated with this interactive map goes a step further by visualising these movements year by year and providing insights into their motivations when such information is available.