By Rossella Tercatin It was a beautiful summer day in Venice. Over 2,100 boats and 8,000 rowers joined the Vogalonga, the legendary non competitive rowing regatta among the Laguna’s canals. Among them, also a Rabbi. Rabbi Roberto Della Rocca, the director of the Department of Education and Culture of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities …
By Adam Smulevich Champion on his bicycle, champion of values in his entire life, in September 2013 Gino Bartali has reached the highest honor given by the State of Israel getting into the Righteous Among the Nations on the wall of Yad Vashem Memorial. The great Florentine cyclist, among the most beloved Italians of all …
The Italian Jewish Community of Jerusalem gathered last week for a very special celebration. The historic building of Rehov Hillel 25, home of the Italian Synagogue and of the Museum of the Italian Jewish Art, has been permanently acquired by the Hevrat Yehudei Italia, the association of Italian-Israelis. Both the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyhu …
By Simone Somekh* In front of me I see a black burqa adorned with a cream colored facial net. It comes from a Jewish community in Afghanistan and it dates back to nearly two centuries ago. It’s one of the garments typically worn by Jewish Arab women of that time. Next to the burqa stand …