By Guido Vitale*
Twenty candidates participated in the selection process – which took place in Trieste – to become journalistic interns in the newsroom of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities. In Italy such internships are a prerequisite to becoming …
By Guido Vitale*
In its’ last meeting, the Council of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities devoted much attention to the plight of Israel and the Hamas terrorist aggression. Vittorio Dan Segre, Sergio Minerbi and Sergio Della Pergola also participated …
By Guido Vitale
In his beautiful essay appearing in the July issue of Pagine Ebraiche, Sergio Della Pergola speaks about the three Israeli boys who were kidnapped and murdered, remembering that they were defenseless and unarmed. Additionally, he underlines that …
By Guido Vitale
Last week the journalists of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities welcomed among the guests of the Markets and Values seminar that we held in Florence, the Italian economist Luigi Zingales (University of Chicago Booth School of …
By Guido Vitale*
The Italian Rabbinical Assembly has issued an announcement advising Italian Jews on what are appropriate behaviors and prayers to adopt when invoking the release of the three kidnapped Israeli boys. This message is likely to be a …
In the past few days in Rome, within the walls of the Vatican, we witnessed an important moment of prayer for peace in the Middle East. Now, with the kidnapping of three Israeli boys, we have a good opportunity to …
By Guido Vitale
Ofra Fahri, the cultural attaché of the Israeli Embassy in Rome, announced at the opening of the Venice Biennale of Architecture that she is about to leave her post in our country and return to Jerusalem. We …
By Guido Vitale*
At the meeting point between North and South, between the Alps and the Mediterranean, amidst Slavic, Latin and Central European cultures, Trieste is reaffirming its role as a bastion for all minorities.
This fascinating Adriatic city, famed …
By Guido Vitale
An Italian journalist belonging to Catholic right-wing circles has published a book denouncing self-hating Jews. Self-hatred, he believes, is expressed when arguments and justifications – in this case of the Jews – are not supported energetically enough, …
By Guido Vitale*
Parma, the charming city famed for its classical music connections and for its fine dining, aspires to be the Italian food capital both economically and culturally.
Italian Jews are increasingly showing how they can make an …