The center-left candidate Sara Funaro will be the new mayor of Florence. Her competitor, former director of the Uffizi Gallery Eike Schmidt, running for the center-right, lagged significantly behind in the polls. Born in Florence in 1976 and of Jewish …
Italian scientist Rita Levi-Montalcini, who was awarded a Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1986, used to recount that “imperfection has always allowed continuous mutations of that marvelous yet imperfect mechanism which is the human brain.” This thought forms the basis …
28.9% of the students in Italy who faced this year’s first session of the high school graduation exam chose Anne Frank. Or, more precisely, an excerpt by Maurizio Caminito from Profiles, selfies, and blogs citing Anne Frank’s diary. So are …
Over twenty Italian universities have endorsed the “National Manifesto for the Right to Education.” The core of the manifesto, presented in Milan and initiated by university students, calls for moving beyond the attempts of a minority of university peers—associated with …
Also known as Judezmo or Judaeo, Ladino is the ancient language of the Sephardic Jews, which survived the forced expulsion from the Iberian Peninsula in the late 15th century and the subsequent dispersion throughout the Mediterranean region. According to recent …
Gioventù nazionale is the youth wing of the Italian PM Giorgia Meloni’s party Brothers of Italy. An undercover video investigation realized by Backstair, the investigative unit of the website Fanpage.it, now documents to what extent nostalgia for fascism is dangerously …
A reservist soldier was killed on June 8 during a Hezbollah drone attack on Israel’s northern border, near the village Hurfeish. The security breach cost Staff Sgt. Refael Kauders, 39, his life and wounded nine more, including a paramedic who …
Dario Disegni was chosen for a new term as president of the Foundation for Jewish Cultural Heritage in Italy – FBCEI by the foundation’s new board of directors, installed last week in Rome. He will be joined by two vice …
On the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Rome, Micha Ullman’s sculpture Second Home. Jerusalem – Rome was restored to its original location near the former Jewish Roman Ghetto. The Israeli artist, internationally renowned for his works commemorating historical events …
Rome has celebrated the 80th anniversary of its Liberation. On June 4, 1944, Allied forces entered the Italian capital, expelling the Nazi-fascists and restoring normalcy. Scenes of jubilation erupted throughout the city as a sign of gratitude to the liberators, …