The Remembr-House/Case di Memoria project, promoted by the National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in Ferrara, along with the Compagnia di San Paolo’s 1563 Foundation for Art and Culture, aims to raise awareness about the years of Nazi-Fascist …
Forty-four figures – from Ugo Ancona of Ferrara to Alessandro Lustig Piacezzi of Trieste – show the relevant contribution that left a mark in the events after the unification of Italy in 1861, at least until the fascist regime’s antisemitism …
Thousands of readers, authors, and publishers gathered at the 36th Salone Internazionale del Libro di Torino, Italy’s largest book fair. From May 9 to 13, the Salone featured international guests, public events, workshops, and kids’ activities. As in the past, …
In the coming months, the Italian Touring Club, in collaboration with the Foundation for Jewish Cultural Heritage in Italy – FBCEI, will publish a guide to some of the most relevant Jewish sites in the country. It should be released …
After several months, the facade and left tower of the Synagogue of Florence have finally been cleared of the scaffolding. The end of a restoration set off by the finding of some structural fragilities has officially been certified with a …
“This is a world in which hatred is rampant and people are listening less and less. But we must not stop striving to change it, because each of us can do something to correct distortions. Writing, testimony, raising our voices: …
Le 18 septembre 1938 Benito Mussolini annonce l’entrée en vigueur des lois raciales depuis piazza Unità d’Italia à Trieste. Pour les juifs italiens commence la période de la persécution des droits, ce qui est le prélude de la persécution de …
Between the Marche, Abruzzo and Umbria regions of Italy, 57 Jewish partisans fought during WWII against the Nazi-Fascists. «In these regions the Nazi occupation lasted a year. They were marked, especially Abruzzo, by the construction of the Gustav German defence …
En 1933, la Unión de las Comunidades Israelitas Italianas se puso en contacto con el experto de Galitzia Isaiah Sonne (1887-1960) y le encargó un estudio sobre las comunidades judías del territorio italiano para que evaluase la consistencia del patrimonio …
Two students graduated last week obtaining a Union of the Italian Jewish Communities university degree in Jewish studies. In her paper Miryam Bahar offers an in-depth study on “proverbs in Judeo-Spanish with words in Turkish in the Ottoman Empire.” Sandro …