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Italy Marks Liberation Day

Throughout the country thousand of people marched in the parades organized for April 25, the day on which Italy celebrates the liberation from Nazi-fascism, starting from the great national event held in Milan.
In many cities and circumstances words of …

“Pesach, a feast of life”

Passover as an opportunity for rediscovering lightheartedness after two years of the pandemic, but also as a moment of profound awareness to reflect on the “meaning of life, salvation, and freedom to act, especially because of the very difficult weeks …

“Our Passover in Odessa, together against darkness”

By Daniel Reichel

The sky above Odessa has turned black, these days. The Russian attack on a local refinery has covered the city in smoke and darkened the faces of those who chose to stay. They live with the constant …

Hanna Sereni (1926-2022)

Hanna Sereni passed away last week at the age of 95. She was born in Rome on July 4, 1926. Her parents, Enzo Sereni and Ada Ascarelli, were among the symbols of Italian Zionism. In 1927, with Hanna still small, …

Pesach, UCEI commitment not to leave anybody behind

To make sure that nobody is left behind even for those with less chance to be able to celebrate the upcoming Pesach holiday in the best possible way, about 240 food packages were prepared last week under the auspices of …

Two new Rabbis for Italian Jewry

By Adam Smulevich

Over the past few days, Rabbi Paolo Sciunnach and Rabbi Ariel Finzi, already members of the Italian Rabbinical College with the title of Maskil, have achieved a goal that was celebrated with great enthusiasm in Italian Jewry: …

A synagogue for Palermo, fundraising soon to be launched

The pandemic slowed down the project, but the commitment to give Palermo a synagogue never stopped. On the contrary, it recently gained momentum with an international crowdfunding campaign soon to be launched in order to support the initiative. The plan …