The first Venetian synagogue to be built with the bifocal effect, i.e. with the Tevah opposite the 'Aron is the Canton Schola, founded in 1531 / 32.
In spite of the fact of the date of foundation, the Canton Schola became, thanks to the 18th century interventions, a baroque synagogue with some rococo style. The decoration of the Schola represents an unicum in Europe for the presence of eight wooden panels showing biblical episodes from the book of Exodus as the city of Jericho, the crossing of Red Sea, the altar for the sacrifices, the manna, the Ark on the banks of Jordan river, the gift of Torah and Moses that makes water flow from the rock.
