Events

EVENTS Limmud Italia Marks Its Fourth Edition in Florence

limmud-1By Pagine Ebraiche staff
 
For the fourth year in a row, a Limmud event took place in Florence, Italy in the first week of June.
 
Based on the format started in the United Kingdom over thirty years ago, Limmud events …

EVENTS Healthcare Inequalities at the Economics Festival of Trento

trento-roth-790x526By Daniel Reichel
 
The Economics Festival of Trento took place last week focusing on health inequalities. For the occasion, the Italian Jewish newspaper published a special issue on the topic this month. 
 
Can a global network of kidney exchange be …

EVENTS èStoria, Exploring History and Current Affairs in Gorizia

Gorizia-eStoriaBy Pagine Ebraiche staff

The thirteenth edition of the festival èStoria, closed on May 28, has brought Gorizia’s culture festival far beyond the borders of the region, to enter the Italian cultural calendar.

The city is located in the Isonzo …

EVENTS Celebrating Yom Yerushalaim in Italy

Jerusalem50ItalyBy Adam Smulevich
 
For the first time, the Italian Jewish community officially celebrates Yom Yerushalaim, the anniversary of the liberation and reunification of Jerusalem under Jewish control. The special anniversary, the 50th, will be at the center of several events …

NEWS New Projects at Milan Holocaust Memorial

milan memorialBy Daniel Reichel

A growing number of people are becoming interested in the activities of the Milan Holocaust Memorial. “For the first time, the Holocaust Memorial has hosted four activities in a single day with more than 800 visitors taking …

EVENTS Cyprus Remembers British Detention Camps

cyprusBy Rossella Tercatin
 
A conference to remember British Detention Camps set in Cyprus after World War II will be held on the island later this week. 
 
The conference will focus on the children born in the camps, where their parents …

EVENTS At Festivals and in the Press, Comics Meet the Jewish Culture

lucca-comicsBy Pagine Ebraiche Staff

The great Israeli cartoonist Asaf Hanuka and Italian writer Roberto Saviano are working together on a graphic novel about the Italian author’s story, which will be published in 2017. The news, after the anticipation by Pagine …

EVENTS September, the Month of Culture

pordenoneleggeBy Ada Treves

September, in Italy, means culture festivals. After the Festivaletteratura in Mantua, as usual, opened the month (this year with Mantua selected as the Italian Capital for Culture 2016), last week, it was time for Pordenonelegge, “la festa …

EVENTS Italy Gears up to Celebrate Jewish Culture and Its Languages

European Day Jewish CultureBy Rossella Tercatin
 
The 2016 European Day of Jewish Culture is coming up, and, as for usual, Italy is going to be among the countries with the highest number of events and locations taking part in it.
This year edition …