Events

HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY The Message of the Righteous

Sergio-Della-PergolaThe following speech was delivered by Sergio DellaPergola professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and member of the Yad Vashem Committee for the Righteous Among the Nations at the British Minister of Foreign Affairs in London on January 21,

LEADERS Hanukkah in Rome

hanukkahBy Rachel Silvera

The Hanukkah party organized last Tuesday by the Israeli Embassy in Italy has become an annual tradition. This year however something changed to make it even more special.

On their arrival, the guests were welcomed into the …

LEADERS Meeting in Milan

SONY DSCJewish leaders from all over Europe gathered in Milan last week end to attend the Meeting of Presidents of Jewish Organisations organized by the European Council of Jewish Communities e dalla American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee in cooperation with Milan …

EVENTS The Value of Memory

triesteBy Ada Treves

The international conference entitled, “Memory and the Loss of Property,” was held in Trieste last week as part of the activities of the “Laboratorio permanente sulla Memoria e sull’uso della Storia” (The Permanent Workshop on Memory and …

FEATURES Bridal Veil in Carmagnola. A Synagogue Comes Back to Life

carmagnolaBy Daniela Gross

Jewish Italy conceals many amazing treasures, often forgotten or ignored even by the Italian Jews themselves. The shrinking of the community, after the World War II, has also meant that during the years many synagogues and historic …

EVENTS Milan, Capital of Jewish Welfare

arachimBy Rossella Tercatin

Jewish leaders from all over Europe are expected to gather in Milan for the fifth Meeting of Presidents of Jewish Organizations, which will take place from November 21st to November 23rd. The event organized by the European …

LEADERS Jewish European Youth Gathers in Naples

naplesBy Francesca Matalon

“At the present state of the process of integration analyzed in the past two days, what role should European organizations play?” Jonathan Chaloff, from the International Migration Division of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) …

EVENTS – ROME JEWISH FESTIVAL A Kabbalah Night to Be Remembered

roma-notte-cabbalàBy Rachel Silvera

To attend a lecture by Fania Oz, daughter of the prominent Israeli writer Amos, herself a writer and an historian, or a concert by the Israeli singer Idan Raichel. To taste food samples from traditional Jewish Roman …

EVENTS – MILAN JEWISH FESTIVAL Women, Exodus and Freedom

milanoBy Daniel Reichel

“This year we have a double theme: freedom and women”, explained on Sunday Rabbis Alfonso Arbib during the presentation of Jewish and the City, the international festival of Jewish Culture of Milan, whose title is “Pesach, the …

EVENTS – MILAN JEWISH FESTIVAL The Long Journey towards Freedom

sederBy Rossella Tercatin

Four nights and three days of lectures, performances, concerts, workshops at a dozen different locations. Milan Jewish Festival Jewish and the City will take place from Saturday evening September 13 to Tuesday September 16, offering all of …