On Sunday 15 September, the 25th edition of the European Jewish Culture Day kicked off in Turin, the lead city this year. The event began, in front of the synagogue entrance, where Dario Disegni, president of the Turisn Jewish Community, …
In Rome, the European Day of Jewish Culture began at the garden of the monumental Great Synagogue, which this year celebrates 120 years since its inauguration. One of the three exhibitions organized for the occasion, Centoventi anni di matrimonio al …
At the Teatro Franco Parenti in Milan, an impressive Zoya Cerkaasky’s work, titled October 7, was projected on the background. The Israeli artist’s piece evokes Pablo Picasso’s Guernica, a famous denunciation of war. However, Cerkaasky choosed to depict a family: …
Over 50 locations in the Calabria region of Southern Italy participated in the European Day of Jewish Culture. From Reggio Calabria to Bova Marina, and from Crotone to Vibo Valentia, “the enthusiasm was remarkable and confirms a growing interest in …
Inaugurating its new exhibition titled Ebrei nel Novecento Italiano (Jews in 20th century Italy), the Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah (MEIS) in Ferrara has launched the digital project “Ti racconto il mio ‘900” (I tell you my 20th …
Family is the main theme of the 25th edition of the European Days of Jewish Culture. Scheduled in Italy for Sunday, September 15, with Turin serving as the lead city, the event will involve 27 countries across Europe, A total …
In many Italian homes, old film reels and amateur footage are tucked away in attics or cellars. These snapshots of everyday life, often forgotten, are not documentaries, but they help understand the transformations of the 20th century. Building on this …
Liliana Segre, the tireless voice of Memory and a senator for life since 2018, has turned 94. Born in Milan on September 10, 1930, she was deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau as a child with her father Alberto, who did not survive. …
They presented him with the measure, and he endorsed it without hesitation, scruples or resistance. With this nonchalant act, King Vittorio Emanuele III forever tarnished the name of the House of Savoy. More significantly, he condemned Italian Jewish citizens to …
“Calabria is coexistence” was the slogan behind which hundreds of people marched in Santa Maria del Cedro (province of Cosenza) on the closing night of the Citrus Festival. This fruit, characteristic of the region, also symbolizes the Jewish festival of …
After living between Milan, Paris and the Far East, photographer Mario Troiani settled in Israel drawn by “the emotions that this country and its light awaken in me.” For Troiani, born in 1962, capturing Israel’s colors and characters was more …
*By David Jager
I dislike moralizing in art. In truth, I bristle when anyone tells me how I should feel about anything. Blame it on my father’s childhood under Nazi occupation, or my post-punk childhood in suburban California. As Oscar
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The European Day of Jewish Culture on September 15th will be dedicated to family. And in Rome, “no place better represents this concept than the Great Synagogue, which will soon celebrate 120 years since its inauguration,” said art historian Giorgia …
Also known as Judezmo or Judaeo, Ladino is the ancient language of the Sephardic Jews, which survived the forced expulsion from the Iberian Peninsula in the late 15th century and the subsequent dispersion throughout the Mediterranean region. According to recent …
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 …
On the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Rome, Micha Ullman’s sculpture Second Home. Jerusalem – Rome was restored to its original location near the former Jewish Roman Ghetto. The Israeli artist, internationally renowned for his works commemorating historical events …
Comme l’on sait, dans la bibliothèque de Leopardi il y avait de nombreux livres en hébreu, notamment une Bible polyglotte que le poète avait commencé à feuilleter à l’âge de 15 ans. Cette lecture avait impressionné le jeune Leopardi si …