From September 15 to 18th, the Jewish Book Festival returns to the MEIS – National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in Ferrara. This 13th edition will address the issues of the relationship between Judaism and image and of …
Lisetta Carmi, one of the most important Italian photographers, passed away last week at 98. She approached photography thanks to Leo Levi, the renowned musicologist, who was traveling in Puglia, in Southern Italy, to record melodies and songs of the …
In Europe, Italy and Hungary have the highest quality of life for Jews. But they are also the countries where antisemitic sentiment is especially prevalent, according to a recent survey by the London-based Institute for Jewish Policy Research for the …
By Daniela Gross
While a first-of-its-kind index recently released by the European Jewish Association unveils the prevalence of antisemitic sentiment in 12 European countries, a new paper by the Italian-Israeli demographer and statistician Sergio Della Pergola, professor at the Hebrew …
A new piece has been added to the mosaic that is starting to take shape on the instigation of the memorandum of understanding for the Talmud Translation, which was signed in Rome in 2011, under the auspices of Rabbi Adin …
By Rabbi Michael Ascoli
The tractate of Megillah concerns mainly the rules of public reading and writing of the biblical Book of Esther, the most known among the Megillot or scrolls of Tanakh, also known by definition as “Megillah”. If …
By Ada Treves
Telling world in the surroundings and telling about oneself, one panel a week, one problem at a time. This is how “The Realist”, a blog by Asaf Hanuka was born. Originally, it was published in Israel on …
On the occasion of CasaleComics&Games, the Jewish community in Casale Monferrato (Piedmont, Italy), hosts an exhibition dedicated to one of the internationally most renowned Israeli cartoonists: Asaf Hanuka. Forty panels will be shown in cooperation with Bao Publishing and mON …
Abraham B. Yehoshua has passed away at the age of 85, he was one of the biggest interpreters of Israelian literature and a multiple Nobel Prize candidate. Among his best-known titles we can find The Lover, A Late Divorce, Five …
In the heart of Milan, a place of Remembrance, to carry out historical research, teach, where to debate and reflect on our society. Last week, when new spaces were inaugurated and the new headquarters of the Centre of Contemporary Jewish …