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Respect for the sacred books, tensions over burning plans in Sweden

As protesters rallied across Iraq condemning the announced burning of the Quran in Sweden and stormed the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad, many called for respect for the sacred texts. On this issue, so remarked, a few days ago, a note …

Guido Sessa (1964-2023)

“The legacy of Professor Guido Sessa will continue to thrive through the seeds of curiosity he planted in the heart of countless students and through the invaluable contributions he made to science and agriculture”. The Association of Italian Scholars and …

Assisi and the persecuted Jews, new stories of salvation

During the antisemitic persecutions, a particularly significant and touching story of salvation took place in the houses and convents of Assisi. A lot was written about those who provided help and the ones who benefited from it, but there is …

Victor Fadlun es el nuevo presidente de la Comunidad judía de Roma

Victor Fadlun, gerente que tiene experiencia en distintos sectores y que va a cumplir los cincuenta años en agosto, es el nuevo presidente de la Comunidad judía de Roma. Así se exprimió el nuevo Consejo comunitario que se formó tras …

Ugo Foà, uma Testemunha entre os jovens

Ugo Foà conta a sua história nas escolas italianas há mais de quarenta anos. E em particular a história de quando foi repentinamente expulso de uma sala de aula sem possibilidade de recurso, uma sala não diferente daquela em que …

Jews of Libya, stories to be assembled and injustices to be healed

On 5th June 1948, dramatically strong anti-Jewish riots began in Libya. This was the moment the gradual exodus of the Jews from the country began, ending definitively in June ’67. After 75 years, the UCEI – Union of the Italian …

Venice, a new life for the Italian Synagogue

The Italian Synagogue, built in 1575, is one of the five synagogues in the ancient Venice Ghetto. It is a symbol of the Jewish-Venetian identity, recognisable also by the five windows that recall the Great German Synagogue and by the …

From the pandemic to remembrance, an award unites Italy and Israel

Their merits range from the commitment to remembrance to the fight against the pandemic to diplomatic and economic cooperation. With these motivations, Iael Nidam-Orvieto, Arnon Shahar, Clelia Di Consiglio, and David Moses were recently conferred the honor of Commander of …

La musique retrouvée d’un jeune compositeur juif

Né à Vienne dans une famille juive originaire de Trieste, Bruno Morpurgo (1875-1917) était un compositeur prolifique et cependant encore peu connu, qui a produit différentes œuvres de musique de chambre, deux symphonies, lieder et musique instrumentale. L’intérêt de l’Associazione …