The history of the Jewish ghetto of Florence, which existed in the city between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries, becomes an exhibition organized by the Uffizi Galleries. Arranged in the Gallery of Modern Art of Pitti Palace and curated by …
Mario Finzi was a talented musician and a young man with strong democratic passion. His story is the subject of the exhibition “Mario Finzi, un ragazzo fantastico” (Mario Finzi, a wonderful boy), rich in documents and images, and accessible online …
From the vestiges of Roman emperors along the Danube to the most recent signs of the Liberation from the Nazis and Fascists and from industrial heritage landmarks to the historical gardens route, there are 47 cultural itineraries under the protection …
En toda Europa el Día de la Cultura Judía del próximo 10 de septiembre se dedicará a la Memoria. Solo Italia tomó una decisión diferente, indicando como hilo conductor el tema de la “Belleza”. Florencia será la ciudad líder de …
Elèna Mortara n’est pas seulement arrière-petite-fille d’Edgardo. Elle est aussi l’auteure du livre Writing for Justice : Victor Séjour, the Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara, and the Age of Transatlantic Emancipations, un texte fondamental pour comprendre l’affaire Mortara dans un cadre …
Любопытная пара друзей – пожилой продавец шляп Самуэле, переживший в юности депортацию в лагерь уничтожения, и совсем юный Антонино, ребёнок из неапольского района Санита, завоевавший его симпатию. Он почти полностью доверяет этому собеседнику, такому непохожему и в то же время …
Historian and partisan Marc Bloch, one of the greatest intellectuals of the 20th century, wondered: “In order to act reasonably, isn’t it necessary to understand first?”. This is the question we find in the epigraph of the new book “La …
During the antisemitic persecutions, a particularly significant and touching story of salvation took place in the houses and convents of Assisi. A lot was written about those who provided help and the ones who benefited from it, but there is …
“U mi midbar mattanà u mi mattanà nachaliel… Du désert à Mattanà et de Mattanà au don divin” (Bemidbar, 21). Les commentateurs ont expliqué ce verset de la parashà de Balaq avec celle de Chuqqat, en le comparant à la …
Au cours des siècles, des nombreuses figures des Rabbanim ont marqué l’histoire de la Padoue juive. À leur côté, des personnages qui se sont distingués aussi dans d’autres milieux d’intérêt public et dont l’héritage reste plus que jamais vivant. Une …