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 …
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 …