Events

Venedig und die ausgewiesenen Rechtsanwälte Eine Gedenktafel, um nicht zu vergessen

Fünfunddreißig Rechtsanwälte wurden nach der schändlichen italienischen Rassengesetzen von 1938 aus den Verzeichnissen und Registern der Anwaltschaft von Venedig ausgeschlossen. Diese waren sowohl Männer als auch Frauen, an die nun mit der Enthüllung einer Gedenktafel mit ihren Namen in der …

Run for Memory

On January 29th the sixth edition of Run for Mem, the race for remembrance organized by the Union of the Italian Jewish Communities in collaboration with the local Jewish community, will take place in Milan. It will cover a short …

UCEI and TikTok, a joint commitment against antisemitism

Some forms of antisemitism are easily recognizable, while others are more difficult to identify if you do not have the right tools and an education that is both strong and adaptable. This is what a strategic alliance between the Union …

The pope in the synagogue, an encounter that made History

Among the most significant events of Ratzinger’s pontificate, there is the visit he made to the Great Synagogue of Rome in January 2010, marking only the second time that a pope has crossed the Tiber River to enter the primary …

“An interlocutor of the highest level”

Reactions and commotion for the death of Joseph Ratzinger all over the world. “In his brief but intense pontificate, Benedict XVI has left an important mark not only in his Church but the whole world” remarks, among others, the Rabbi …

“Ratzinger, a pope who sowed for the future”

The Union of the Italian Jewish Communities expresses its togetherness to Pope Francis, to the leaders of the Church, and to the entire Catholic world on the death of Pope Emeritus Joseph Ratzinger. A great figure of a spiritual leader, …

“Jews expelled from the Arab world, a new attention is needed”

In 2014 the Knesset, the legislature of Israel, approved a law that declared November 30th as the annual National Day of Commemoration for Jewish refugees displaced from the Arab and Islamic world. On this symbolic day, the efforts of ASTREL– …

UCEI meeting, “Education is key to continuity”

What is the future of Jewish education in Italy? What are the critical points to be aware of, and what are the guidelines for growth and development? These are some of the questions that have characterized the work of the …

Senator for life Liliana Segre: “A free and fearless life”

Freedom without fear. Addressing the audience of the first Forum of Jewish women in Italy last week, the Senator for life Liliana Segre underlines the lesson she learnt during an existence marked by the most unspeakable tragedy. “Life – the …