Ancona and helped in the recovery of the Jewish community, which consisted of about 400 by 1967 and 200 in 2004. The future of the Jewish community is unclear, as it declines with time. The community obtained two Synagogues on Via Astagno. Notable Jewish residents Amato Lusitano, 16th century Portuguese Jewish doctor Moses ben Mordecai Bassola, 16th century rabbi and head of Yeshivah Judah Messer Leon, 15th century rabbi, doctor and philosopher Vito Volterra, 20th century mathematician and physicist Jacob of Ancona, 13th century traveller to China Samson Morpurgo (1681-1740), 18th century rabbi, physician and liturgist Cemeteries Ancona has two Jewish cemeteries: Monte-Cardeto, the old one and Tavernelle, the new cemetery. The Monte-Cardeto cemetery is 15000 m² and located in Parco del Cardeto, which is a recreational area in Ancona. It is one of the biggest Jewish cemeteries in Europe. The first documentation concerning it dates from 1428. The cemetery was enlarged in 1462 and in 1711. Some 1058 stones exist in the cemetery; about 700 of them are still in their original location. Around 300 of them have been cataloged. The oldest stone dates to 1552 and belongs to a Jew named Ishai Pinto. References External links 1997 report of the Jewish community in Ancona. Ancona in Jewish Encyclopedia The Jewish Community of Ancona - The Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot Edict of the Inquisition against the Jews of Ancona by Fra Vicenzo Salina from 1843. description of the Jewish Ghetto area in Ancona. Jewish merchants and their cross-cultural networks in the Eighteenth-century Italian ghettos - description of Ancona Jewish community. photographs of old Monte-Cardeto Jewish cemetery Ancona Ancona Jewish