Restored by Venetian Heritage. In 1943 a number of precious silver and bronze objects dating from the 1700s to early 1900s were hidden from the approaching Nazi armies by a couple of elderly Venetian Jewish religious leaders who never returned from the concentration camps. These valuables, which represent traditional Venetian silversmithing and bronze-casting methods, were forgotten until they were unearthed during the restoration of the Scola Spagnola in the Venetian ghetto a few years ago, and a selection from this collection will shortly go on display at the Art Gallery of Western Australia.
