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BOOKS – Calvino literary prize,
special mention for Enrico Fink

More than 800 manuscripts were in the running for the 37th edition of the Italo Calvino Prize, the most important prize for unpublished fiction in Italy. Founded by a group including philosopher Norberto Bobbio, the literary critic Cesare Cases, the …

LIBROS – La actualidad de Emanuele Artom,
80 años más tarde

Hay que hojear las páginas del manuscrito con cuidado y delicadez. Cada una de ellas está cubierta con unos papeles de seda que sirven de protección. Se trata de páginas esparcidas de distintos tamaños que se escribieron en bolígrafo o …

LIBERATION DAY – Celebrations overshadowed
by Pro-Palestinian protests

As Italy marked the 79th anniversary of its liberation from Nazi occupation and fascist rule on April 25, celebrations were overshadowed by pro-Palestinian protests, media controversies and occasional clashes between police and pro-Palestinian groups who voiced outrage at Israel’s actions …

ITALICS – Pope Francis meets with relatives of hostages held by Hamas

*By Deborah Castellano Lubov

Pope Francis met on Monday morning, with relatives of Israeli hostages being held in Gaza since October 7th. According to the Holy See Press Office, the private encounter took place in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace. During …

BOOKS – Adei WIZO literary prize winners announced

“La casa sul Nilo” (“The House on the Nile”) by Denise Pardo and “Under the Jujube Tree” by Gila Almagor (Acquario publisher) are the winning works of the 24th edition of the Adei Wizo “Adelina Della Pergola” literary prize in …

MILAN – A counseling service to support students after October 7

A counseling service to reflect and exchange with others on the impact that the October 7 had on our lives. It’s the “Resilience Desk, first opened in late February in Milan for students, parents, and teachers of the Jewish Community’s …

Mirella Serri, “We need to be heard about 7th October”

Over 17,000 people have so far joined the appeal “You should not remain silent” launched by the Setteottobre Association (October 7 Association), calling on international organizations to recognize what happened on October 7 as “femicide, mass rape and crime against …