Culture

COMICS&JEWS – The tale of the rock

“I had long envisioned the core of the story: a country with a Muslim majority and a significant Jewish presence, the interaction between the two communities, and I wanted child protagonists,” says Benedetta D’Incau. Known as BeneDì, D’Incau received the …

CULTURE – Jewish studies degree, two new dissertations defended

The transcriptions of ketubbot (Jewish marriage contracts) from the “Nazione Israelitica” fund housed at the State Archive of Florence, which comprises records produced by the Tribunale dei Massari and the chancellery of the Jewish nation of Florence. But also messianisms …

CHIERI – City considers purchasing former synagogue

The City of Chieri, located in the Metropolitan City of Turin, “is committed to acquiring the former local synagogue.” Mayor Alessandro Sicchiero’s announcement followed the city council’s resolution to acquire the property at 8 Via Paci. A piece of Piedmontese …

MANTUA – The Jews and the Gonzaga family on display

The coexistence of the Jews of Mantua and the Gonzagas, the family that ruled the Lombard city from 1328 to 1708 was “long” and “at times troubled.” The exhibition The Gonzaga family and the Jews of Mantua recounts this story. …

ITALICS – The Jews of Venice

*By David Jager

I dislike moralizing in art. In truth, I bristle when anyone tells me how I should feel about anything. Blame it on my father’s childhood under Nazi occupation, or my post-punk childhood in suburban California. As Oscar