By Gadi Luzzatto Voghera*
And so, the famous “Mahzor Luzzatto” was sold on auction, for the considerable sum of 8,307,000 US dollars. First of all, it must be said that Sotheby’s auction house does things just right. Anyone wishing …
Гади Полакко*
В стране, где светскость находится на дистанции от либеральной идеи, где права всех (включая неверующих) декларируются как гарантированные, постановление объединенных гражданских секций Кассационного суда кажется замечательным новшеством. Опубликованный вчера, он указывает на концепцию “разумного приспособления” как способ уравновесить …
By Anna Foa*
Amidst so much mayhem; amidst the terrible statements of those who, already – and still – Shoah negationists, consider Nazi our country’s democratic government; amidst those asking for themselves the freedom to infect others and accusing …
“The greatest heritage of the Jewish Community of Padua does not consist of its objects, albeit beautiful and highly valuable. It consists of the people who lived there”. This is the idea behind the Museum of Jewish Padua, inaugurated in …
“I am very honored but also deeply impressed. It is an opportunity to meditate on my long and painful path of reconciliation with Germany”. So Senator for life and Holocaust survivor Liliana Segre welcomed the Order of Merit of the …
Par David Meghnagi*
Devant les terribles et angoissantes nouvelles venantes de l’Allemagne, après la montée au pouvoir de Hitler, Ludwig Pollak, avec un acte extrême de résilience notait dans ses mémoires: Une nation qui remonte à 5693 ans survivra …
The Jewish Book Festival. festival starts on September 23 at 5:00 p.m. with the opening speeches, by the president of MEIS Disegni; by Daniele Ravenna representing the Ministry of Culture; by the regional councilor Mauro Felicori; by the mayor of …
Many significant guests will characterize the 12th edition of the Jewish Book Festival organized in Ferrara, from Thursday 23 to Friday 26 September by the National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah. The theme of this edition – which …
Housing facilities, clothes, food, social and health care services: the needs of those forced to flee Afghanistan after the Taliban’s takeover are immense. On relief for the refugees, the European Council of Jewish Communities (ECJC) and the European branch of …
by Michaela Hoenig*
As Jews around the world prepare to celebrate the High Holidays, I scoured the internet to discover some Italian traditions for Rosh Hashana, and consider how they compare to the American Ashkenazi traditions that I practice. …