Par Alberto Cavaglion*
Le dernier livre de Daniel Mendelsohn, “Trois anneaux : un conte d’exils” (Flammarion), est un vrai chef-d’œuvre. Un livre si lié aux deux précédents (Les Disparus, 2007 ; Une Odyssée, 2017) qui on peut penser qu’il …
By David Bidussa*
Lessons from America: a right attained is not forever.
*Social historian of ideas…
By Gadi Luzzatto Voghera*
Reading The only daughter (Einaudi 2021), the last present that Abraham B. Yehoshua gave us, can’t leave us indifferent. This short story was immediately translated into Italian by the talented Alessandra Shomroni. It couldn’t be otherwise, …
Abraham B. Yehoshua’s passion for Italy has ancient roots. The one who made him more familiar with it was, among others, a great friend: Carlo Andrea Mortara, an economist and advisor to various ministers, who was connected to him by …
By Francesco Moises Bassano
When we speak of Giorgio Bassani, what comes to mind is, above all, the novelist. However, what is perhaps less well-known is the author’s commitment to safeguarding the Italian artistic and cultural heritage, which stood out …
Bei den Bildern, die ihn am meisten beeindruckten, war ein überfüllter Bahnhof, voll mit Menschen, die versuchen, sich zu retten, indem sie in den ersten abfahrenden Zug einsteigen. Manchmal sogar, ohne den Weg oder das Ziel zu kennen. Alles, um …
The death of the writer Boris Pahor last week was a sad moment for all of us. One of the most important literary and intellectual voices of the 20th century and a sharp voice against Nazi-fascist crimes and communist repression, …
By David Bidussa*
“In my view, the greatest evil is not violence, but aggression, aggression is the mother of all violence”. [Amos Oz, Gesù e Giuda, Feltrinelli, p. 26]. Sometimes, words open passages to begin to understand.
*Social historian …
The UCEI (Union of Italian Jewish Communities), the single Communities and the Jewish institutions are getting a lot of questions and requests for clarification with regard to the new Fund for “the compensation of damage suffered by the victims of …
We would like to inform all members of the Italian Jewish Communities that the new Decree-Law no. 36 of 30/04/2022, has set up a fund by the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance for the compensation of damage suffered on …