In Rome there is an arch built by Emperor Titus after the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 AD, and for almost two thousand years the Jewish community in the city refused to pass under it. It was a reminder of national defeat and humiliation; Reliefs inside the arch still depict Roman soldiers carrying the holy menorah. For hundreds of years, Jewish families preferred to cross the street instead of going under the arch, until everything changed in 1948. On the day of the declaration of the State of Israel, the Jews of Rome gathered in the streets and walked under the arch for the first time.

In Rome there is an arch built by Emperor Titus after the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 AD, and for almost two thousand years the Jewish community in the city refused to pass under it. It was a reminder of national defeat and humiliation; Reliefs inside the arch still depict Roman soldiers carrying the holy menorah. For hundreds of years, Jewish families preferred to cross the street instead of going under the arch, until everything changed in 1948. On the day of the declaration of the State of Israel, the Jews of Rome gathered in the streets and walked under the arch for the first time.