ric, ideologies, and language. They were making significant gains in business. Marranos built presses and began making copies of the Talmud for the first time in history. The cities of Ancona and Pesaro were historically significant, because although they had such a small Jewish population they were able to accomplish so much. Marranos living in Ancona and Pesaro created boarding schools to educate their children to allow their culture to flourish. They also maintained their Hebrew language throughout the Renaissance. The Conversos continued practicing their religion, regardless of the criticism that they received. The Jewish culture was not lost or weakened instead, it was strengthened. People began being closer than they had ever been. The establishing of the ghettos allowed Jews to congregate and build a support base. They were able to build a homogenous society to build on for the future, and in a sense had their own Renaissance. As a part of Counter Reformation, a reaction set in against the Jews of the Papal States, later spread to the whole of Italy. Yet even now there was among the Italian people a basic kindliness: and even now, the long acclimatization of the Jews in the country attuned them completely to the Italian outlook and Italian cultural life. Thus, in a certain sense, Renaissance conceptions prevailed even in the ghetto. Individuals like Pope Paul IV were jealous and envious of their success that was why he took the actions that he did. I conclude in saying that the will of the Jewish people could never be broken, and know matter how adverse a situation seems faith allows success. The Jews in Ancona and Pesaro made the best out of their individual situations, and through faith, they survived the Inquisitions and the Catholic Church. ...
