By Pagine Ebraiche staff Several hundred people participated in the event “Run for Mem” ahead of the Holocaust Remembrance Day. The non-competitive race which aims to remember “the dramatic events of the Holocaust and the Second World War, while transmitting a message of hope, conveyed by the positive values of a day dedicated to sport …
By Adam Smulevich The leaders of Italian sport and soccer have joined the Union of Italian Jewish Communities (UCEI) to kick racism and antisemitism out of Italian stadiums. The issue was addressed during an event attended, together with UCEI President Noemi Di Segni who organized it, by Minister of Sports Vincenzo Spadafora, President of the …
By Pagine Ebraiche staff Ahead of the Holocaust Remembrance Day, the event “Run for Mem” is gearing up for its forth edition. The non-competitive race aims to remember “the dramatic events of the Holocaust and the Second World War, while transmitting a message of hope, conveyed by the positive values of a day dedicated to …
By Pagine Ebraiche staff A conference exploring the topic of Jews during the Renaissance will be held at the National Library of Israel in Jerusalem on January 12-15. Titled, “Imagining the Renaissance / Defining the Jews,” the conference is organized by the National Library of Israel, PRIN 2015 – The Long History of Antisemitism, the …
By Pagine Ebraiche staff An event for reflection between different religious communities in Milan in solidarity with the city’s homeless took place last week before the Shoah Memorial. The City Angels of Milan, an organization known in the city for its commitment to those in need which has been collaborating with the local Jewish community …
By Pagine Ebraiche staff The annual general conventio of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities (UCEI) took place in Rome on Sunday. Community presidents, board members, rabbis, and employees from the 21 Jewish communities in the Italian peninsula gathered to delve into the theme chosen for this year: Jewish education from age 0 to 120. …
By Pagine Ebraiche staff “Today we are not talking about haters. We are only talking about those who love,” said Liliana Segre to thousands of people who welcomed her in Genoa for the awarding of the international recognition assigned every year by the Centro Primo Levi. Many listened to her in the Palazzo Ducale, where …
By Pagine Ebraiche staff The European Day of Jewish Culture was celebrated on Sunday all over the Italian peninsula. Over 80 cities and towns joined in the event. The 2019 edition was focused on the topic of “dreams” in the Jewish tradition. Parma was this year’s capital of the day. “Twenty years have passed since …
By Daniel Reichel* “It all started out with a question: did Italian Jewish women just take care of their house and their children, however important it was, or did their role entail something more? The answer is, yes, women’s role in the Italian Judaism is as varied and complex as the weft of a piece …
By Pagine Ebraiche staff The seventh edition of Balagan Cafè was inaugurated in Florence on Thursday. The festival takes place in the garden of the synagogue and presents public concerts, lectures, roundtables and performances that explore Jewish tradition and the encounter between cultures. “Florence is a special city as everyone knows. I believe that also …
By Pagine Ebraiche staff* The next European Day of Jewish Culture, which is scheduled for Sunday 15th September, will have its departure point in Parma for the first time ever. More than 80 cities in Italy and more than 30 countries in Europe will be engaged in the event. Guided tours, concerts, kosher tastings, meetings …
By Adam Smulevich* “Hine ma tov uma na’im, Shevet achim gam yachad”. “How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity”: These well-known verses from Psalm 133 – in which brotherhood is compared to the holy anointing oil and to the divine dew falling on the mountains of Israel and on …
By Pagine Ebraiche staff* “The Garden of the Righteous is a symbol of the most authentic Milan: an antifascist, pragmatic and tolerant city that was awarded the gold medal for Resistance. We have always been open to the world, we believe in democratic values”, said Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala while opening the ceremony at the …
By Pagine Ebraiche staff Limmud Italia, the Italian branch of the international Jewish organization started in the UK, will hold its next event in Parma. After Florence and Venice, the seventh edition of Limmud Italia Days will take place in the Emilia province city of Parma on June 2 and 3, 2019; pursuing the motto …
By Pagine Ebraiche staff The Istituto Nazionale per l’Assicurazione contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro e le malattie professionali or INAIL (National Institute for Insurance against Workplace Accidents and Occupational Diseases) paid tribute to Also Fuà, a manager who was dismissed after the promulgation of anti-Jewish Laws in 1938. After many decades, Fuà will be remembered …
By Daniel Reichel A year after his death, Rabbi Giuseppe Laras was remembered with a day of study devoted to his memory. With personal memories and lessons of Torah several Italian rabbis honored the figure of Laras in an event organized on Sunday at the central synagogue of Milan. Opening the event coordinated by Laras’ …
By Ada Treves A video message by Yehuda Bauer opened the last day of the conference of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, that until next spring will be led by the Italian delegation. Bauer is a distinguished historian of the University of Jerusalem who has been studying the Shoah and anti-Semitism for more than half …
By Pagine Ebraiche Staff The project “Advanced Novel Analytical Methods for Faster Forensic and Medical Analysis”, presented by the Chemistry Department of the Università degli Studi di Milano under the supervision of professor Luigi Falciola, in cooperation with professor Ovadia Lev of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel) won the third edition of the Rita …
Impulsada por el presidente de la República italiana Sergio Mattarella, la exposición “1938: la humanidad denegada – De las leyes raciales italianas a Auschwitz” se inaugurará esta tarde en el Quirinale en presencia del Jefe del Estado. Se trata de un proyecto dedicado especialmente a los jóvenes, ha explicado su portavoz Giovanni Grasso durante la …
By Pagine Ebraiche staff The European Day of Jewish Culture was held in dozens of locations all over Italy on Sunday, October 14, 2018. The selected leading city, Genoa, hosted the national event that honored the victims of the collapse of the Morandi Bridge two months ago. At the beginning of the opening ceremony, the …