In the afterword of the book, Elio Tesciuba notes: “Israel is a land that changes you; it makes you face your beliefs and prejudices.” Then adds: “It’s a country that invites us to think, to call everything into question and …
Jews have lived in Trani, in the Apulia region, from Roman times until 1541, when they were expelled. The community life centered around the Giudecca (as the Jewish quarter was known) and its four synagogues, two of which survived the …
The Gallerie d’Italia in Turin is presenting a major retrospective of Jewish-American photographer Mitch Epstein, open to the public until March 2. Curated by Brian Wallis of CPW – the Center for Photography at Woodstock and entitled Mitch Epstein: American …
At the end of the 19th century, Italian gastronome Pellegrino Artusi knocked on the doors of various publishers to get his cookbook published. He tried, among others, to persuade Emilio Treves, the man who at that moment embodied Italian …
The Turin-based artist Giorgio Griffa is internationally recognized as a master of contemporary painting. His works are displayed globally, from the Tate Modern in London to the Centre Pompidou in Paris. Now, the Museum of Lights in Casale Monferrato, Piedmont, …
Set in postwar Italy, Certe promesse d’amore (Some promises of love) is one of the most poetic works by Turin writer Aldo Zargani (1933–2020). While his acclaimed For Solo Violin: A Jewish Childhood in Fascist Italy, published in English in …
Hundreds of people of all ages gathered at Turin’s Jewish Community center to celebrate the 200 years anniversary of the Jewish school. “It is a remarkable moment for the entire city,” said Giulio Disegni, president of Asset, the association of …
An international conference, press presentations, and events in museums and cultural institutions—these are just some of the initiatives being planned to share the achievements of I-Tal-Ya Books with a wider, non-specialist audience. This ambitious cataloging project, focused on Jewish books …
From Turin to Naples, from Genoa to Venice, Italian synagogues across the country lit up in remembrance on the 86th anniversary of Kristallnacht, or the “Night of Broken Glass.” This brutal pogrom, carried out by the Nazis in Germany on …
Essere ebrei oggi (Being Jewish today, published by Il Mulino,) the latest essay by Italian-Israeli demographer and statistician Sergio Della Pergola, was conceived well before October 7. However, as the author acknowledges, “history also advances through leaps and disruptions.” Thus, …