On October 6, the Italian citizen Victor Green, 33 years old, was identified as the seventh victim of the Jaffa terror shooting. “The link between Italy and Israel unfortunately also goes through this,” said Jonathan Peled, the designate ambassador of …
In addition to devastating many kibbutzes and moshaves, on October 7 Hamas terrorists also rampaged through Sderot, killing 50 civilians and 20 police officers in the streets. This border city, already enduring years of incessant missile attacks from Gaza and …
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 …