About 800,000 Jews lived in Romania before WWII. Nearly annihilated and long marginalized, the Jewish Romanian Community – now numbering around 12,000 – is celebrating the 145th anniversary of the granting of citizenship and freedoms with a series of institutional …
Her birth certificate reads “Liliana,” but everyone knows her as Tatiana— a courageous and determined woman who survived the Holocaust and, like her sister Andra, has become a powerful testimony to that horror. They often speak together, sharing the stage …
“A heartbreaking pain compounded by the shock and anguish that has exhausted us since October 7, as we grapple with the brutal murder of over 1,200 Israeli citizens by Hamas terrorists and the 247 hostages (including 30 children) held in …
Uneasy, preoccupied, and at times disoriented, yet resolute to combat for the future for European Jews. This is how Jewish leaders and professionals are portrayed according to the sixth survey conducted by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC). Conducted …
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 …