The life in the Ghetto of Rome was one of crushing poverty due to the severe restrictions placed upon Jewish occupations. They were only allowed to work at unskilled jobs such as ragmen, secondhand dealers or fish mongers. When they went out of the ghetto, the men had to wear a yellow cloth, and the women a yellow veil. Despite these difficult conditions, the Jews living in the Ghetto still celebrated special religious holidays such as Hanukkah and Rosh Hashanah. In 1888, the historic ghetto walls were demolished, giving the Jews of Rome a much needed reprieve from centuries of oppression.