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NEWS A lost picture finally found

nella montefioriBy Paolo Brogi*

It was the one missing picture. And it just came to light thanks to the Stolperstein which was placed in Ancona in memory of Nella Montefiori a few days ago.

The photograph of Nella Montefiori, a teacher …

NEWS “Via Elio Toaff, a tribute to a man who still lives”

toaff-2 (1)By Pagine Ebraiche staff

“This is a historic day, not only for the Jewish community, but for the whole city. Rabbi Toaff left an indelible mark on our story, he influenced all of us with his example and his open-mindedness. …

FEAUTURES Religions come together to fight against gender-based violence

notinmynameBy Pagine Ebraiche staff*

Jews, Catholics and Muslims in Italy are coming together to strengthen a shared commitment against prejudice, discrimination and gender-based violence, in particular the one against teenage girls, considering the role they will assume in the society …

OBITUARIES A tribute to Grazia Di Veroli (1961-2019)

grazia-di-veroliBy Pagine Ebraiche staff

Grazia Di Veroli devoted her life to Remembrance through projects and initiatives aimed to overcome the challenge of passing it down to the younger generations. She escorted the last witnesses of the Shoah to many public …

Andrea Doria, fostering values since 1895

andrea doriaBy Pagine Ebraiche staff*

In 1895, a group of dissidents from Società Ginnastica Cristoforo Colombo founded Società Ginnastica Andrea Doria, based in Carignano, an elegant district in the centre of Genoa. The founding group had previously performed in improvised shows …

NEWS Treasures from the past on display in Bologna

mostra-boBy Pagine Ebraiche staff

The extraordinary artefacts found in the newly rediscovered Jewish cemetery in Bologna, one of the largest medieval Jewish cemeteries in the world, are finally on display at the Jewish Museum in Bologna.

After years of studies …

CULTURE A scratch to dissolve the darkness

hannesBy Guido Vitale*

He moves his first steps in the dark. The sheet he puts in front of him is intensely, impenetrably black. Then Hannes Binder starts to raise to the surface something that looks like light. And his work …