Italian Judaism is not limited to the peninsula. For decades, a significant part of it has been growing in Israel. “Now the Italkim (Italians in Israel) have surpassed in number the community in Italy. We are 25,000 and maintain the …
Former Israeli ambassador to Australia, Mexico, and El Salvador, Jonathan “Yoni” Peled, is set to become the Jewish State’s representative to Italy. A seasoned diplomat, Peled will succeed Ambassador Alon Bar, who has reached the age limit for his position. …
On July 21, 1997, lawyer Oreste Bisazza Terracini was in court in Rome for the conclusion of the first-degree trial of former SS captain Erich Priebke who commanded the unit responsible for the Ardeatine Massacre in Rome on 24 March …
Dedicated choices for youth and culture, the challenge of renewal, and the future of Italian Jews were among the topics discussed during the last meeting of the Council (Board) of the Union of the Italian Jewish Communities, held in Rome …
In a message sent to the commander of the Guardia di Finanza, General Andrea De Gennaro, on the 250th anniversary of the agency of the Italian armed forces responsible for fighting financial crime, tax evasion and smuggling, the president of …
The European Day of Jewish Culture on September 15th will be dedicated to family. And in Rome, “no place better represents this concept than the Great Synagogue, which will soon celebrate 120 years since its inauguration,” said art historian Giorgia …
By Noemi Di Segni*
“On the eve of the completion of the new European governance and the start of a new legislature which will have to face a very difficult historical phase, the issues of political weight and the …
For the first time in ten years, the flags of Keshet Italia, the organization representing Italian LGBTQ+ Jews, did not fly at the Pride events in Rome and Milan. “The decision not to participate was difficult, but necessary. The atmosphere …
The start of the Tour de France, the annual multiple-stage bicycle race which this year originated in Florence, was dedicated to Gino Bartali. To honor the Tuscan champion recognized in 2013 as a “Righteous Among the Nations” (the honor given …
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 …