Events

EVENTS Jews in the Renaissance, a conference in Jerusalem

Schermata 2020-01-05 alle 20.48.22By Pagine Ebraiche staff

A conference exploring the topic of Jews during the Renaissance will be held at the National Library of Israel in Jerusalem on January 12-15.

Titled, “Imagining the Renaissance / Defining the Jews,” the conference is organized …

EVENTS Religious communities gather in solidarity with homeless in Milan

city angelsBy Pagine Ebraiche staff

An event for reflection between different religious communities in Milan in solidarity with the city’s homeless took place last week before the Shoah Memorial. The City Angels of Milan, an organization known in the city for …

NEWS Jewish Leaders gather for the annual general convention of Italian Jewry

Schermata-2019-12-15-alle-14.05.12By Pagine Ebraiche staff

The annual general conventio of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities (UCEI) took place in Rome on Sunday.

Community presidents, board members, rabbis, and employees from the 21 Jewish communities in the Italian peninsula gathered to …

NEWS Dozens of Locations celebrate the European Day of Jewish Culture

parmaBy Pagine Ebraiche staff

The European Day of Jewish Culture was celebrated on Sunday all over the Italian peninsula.
Over 80 cities and towns joined in the event. The 2019 edition was focused on the topic of “dreams” in the …

CULTURE The Jewish Italian community: a women-woven history

Nahon museumBy Daniel Reichel*

“It all started out with a question: did Italian Jewish women just take care of their house and their children, however important it was, or did their role entail something more? The answer is, yes, women’s role …

EVENTS Seventh edition of Balagan Cafè Kicks off in Florence

balaganBy Pagine Ebraiche staff

The seventh edition of Balagan Cafè was inaugurated in Florence on Thursday.

The festival takes place in the garden of the synagogue and presents public concerts, lectures, roundtables and performances that explore Jewish tradition and the …

EVENTS European Day of Jewish Culture to kick off in Parma

parmaBy Pagine Ebraiche staff*

The next European Day of Jewish Culture, which is scheduled for Sunday 15th September, will have its departure point in Parma for the first time ever. More than 80 cities in Italy and more than 30 …

EVENTS Jews and Catholics, a fruitful dialogue

dialogueBy Adam Smulevich*

“Hine ma tov uma na’im, Shevet achim gam yachad”. “How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity”:

These well-known verses from Psalm 133 – in which brotherhood is compared to the holy …