It has been 550 years since the massacres of Jews in Modica and Noto, Sicily, where 400 people were killed on August 15, 1474. Long forgotten, this tragic event is now commemorated by a plaque and a memorial stone. The …
In the 600th anniversary of the first recorded Jewish presence along the River Po in 1424, Turin will serve as the flagship city among 106 Italian locations hosting meetings and initiatives for the upcoming European Day of Jewish Culture. In …
In a message sent to the commander of the Guardia di Finanza, General Andrea De Gennaro, on the 250th anniversary of the agency of the Italian armed forces responsible for fighting financial crime, tax evasion and smuggling, the president of …
The European Day of Jewish Culture on September 15th will be dedicated to family. And in Rome, “no place better represents this concept than the Great Synagogue, which will soon celebrate 120 years since its inauguration,” said art historian Giorgia …
The start of the Tour de France, the annual multiple-stage bicycle race which this year originated in Florence, was dedicated to Gino Bartali. To honor the Tuscan champion recognized in 2013 as a “Righteous Among the Nations” (the honor given …
Under the sky of Turin, the Mole Antonelliana has once again turned blue. “1848: Jews and Waldensians, citizens like others”, states the white bold lettering appearing on the city’s symbol from this week. Conceived as a grand new temple for …
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Catania Section of the Jewish Community of Naples held an event to raise awareness about the Sicilian Jewish heritage. The initiative included a visit to the impressive Jewish catacombs located in the ancient heart of …
Four hundred Roman students in the hall and 500,000 connected remotely from all over Italy listened to the testimony of Sami Modiano, 93 years old, one of the last living survivors of the Shoah. “You must know. When I am …
Giacomo Anticoli was born into an old and large Jewish family in Rome. In 1928 he was hired as a driver and head usher at the Italian Ministry of National Education, and then was relocated to the Italian National Research …
An artistic installation was set in Rome to remember the hundred days of hell for the Israeli hostages, who from October 7, have been held in Gaza since the terrorist action of Hamas on the soil of the Jewish state. …