Two students graduated last week obtaining a Union of the Italian Jewish Communities university degree in Jewish studies. In her paper Miryam Bahar offers an in-depth study on “proverbs in Judeo-Spanish with words in Turkish in the Ottoman Empire.” Sandro …
Hosted by the Shoah Museum Foundation in Rome and organized by the historian Marcello Pezzetti, the exhibition “The Enemy Race” compares the Nazi antisemitic propaganda with the Fascist one. The exhibition is built around stereotypes and distorted interpretations of historical …
“My name is Hila, I am 26 years old. On October 7, I had a shift at the Nova festival from 11:30 p.m. to 8:30 a.m.” Thus began the testimony of two Israeli girls who survived the slaughter perpetrated at …
Los Maestros enseñan que “todas las fiestas algún día se anularán, mientras que los días de Purim permanecerán eternamente”. Por lo tanto, el Purim constituye una celebración especial en la tradición judía. Igual de especial es la historia de su …
“I am against the academic boycott of Israel. Collaborations between universities, between communities of scientists, between students are important. They are an opportunity for meeting and dialogue to understand different approaches. If you want to build a more peaceful future, …
In collaboration with the Museum of the Liberation of Rome in via Tasso, in 2016 the University of Rome Tor Vergata created and launched the virtual platform ViBiA (Virtual Biographical Archive) with the aim of learning more about the stories …
The highest state officials and the leaders of Italian and Roman Jewry paid tribute last week to the victims of the WWII Ardeatine Caves massacre on Rome’s southern outskirts. Italian President Sergio Mattarella laid a wreath in memory of the …
The roots of the Ospedale Israelitico (Israelitic Hospital) go back centuries. In 1600, almost half a century after Roman Jews were confined to the ghetto, a first Opera Pia Ebraica (Jewish Religious Charity) was set up. Its purpose was to …
The German Institute for Quality and Finance ITQF surveyed the quality of healthcare services provided by private and public Italian hospitals. Among the “outstanding” facilities identified was the Ospedale Israelitico (Israelitic Hospital), a historic institution of Roman Jewry whose roots …
These days tourism in Israel mainly springs from “solidarity,” emotions and affections. Institutions are nonetheless aiming for an upcoming restart of other modes of visitation as well, relying in this regard on the full restoration of religious pilgrimages. “Our arms …