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"Separation of religion and state, a core principle of the Italian Republic"

By Pagine Ebraiche staff

The separation between religion and state is a core principle of the Italian Republic, and Italian political leaders should always keep it in mind, the Vicepresident of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities Giulio Disegni wrote in a Pagine Ebraiche column commenting the current Italian political crisis.
Disegni criticized the inappropriate use of religious symbols and objects by the Minister of Interior Matteo Salvini.
"The use and reference to religious symbols in public events, increasingly brazen in recent months, started in Milan on February 25, when the Minister of Interior swore on the Gospel in the Duomo Square. On May 18, he swore on a rosary. This is just to mention the most striking episodes," Disegni wrote. "Not to mention what happened at the beginning of the government crisis, on August 8, when, during his tour in Calabria, he again publicly flaunted the rosary," he continued.

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Ambassador Ofer Sachs’ goodbye:
“Italy will always be part of me”

By Pagine Ebraiche staff

Ofer Sachs’ mandate as Israel ambassador in Italy, who has been in charge since 2016, is coming to an end. In a message spread on social media, he reflected about his time working as embassador, marked by many meaningful moments: “Three years of hard challenges, numerous successes and official visits of great relevance”, he underlined, recalling the mission of Reuven Rivlin in Italy and that of his counterpart Sergio Mattarella in Israel.
One reason of pride is the great number of delegations created in the academic, scientific, entrepreneurial and cultural fields, which have made “the thousand faces of Israel” known. So much has been done, he said, “and so much is yet to be done”. Sachs recalled the celebrations for 70th anniversary of Israel’s independence and for the relationship between the two countries..

Translated by Rachele Ferin with the help of Mattia Stefani, students at the Advanced School for Interpreters and Translators of Trieste University, interns at the newspaper office of the Union of the Italian Jewish Communities.

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Andrea Doria, fostering values since 1895

By Pagine Ebraiche staff

In 1895, a group of dissidents from Società Ginnastica Cristoforo Colombo founded Società Ginnastica Andrea Doria, based in Carignano, an elegant district in the centre of Genoa. The founding group had previously performed in improvised shows in via Corsica, using telephone poles as climbing poles, tree branches as parallel bars, and benches as vaulting horses – as reported by a Ligurian information website.
Well over a century later, Società Ginnastica Andrea Doria has become a sporting institution in Genoa and has several sections, from gymnastics (needless to say) to water polo, from martial arts to tennis. "Our sports company is the oldest one in Genoa. In the early 20th century, our teams distinguished themselves in various sports", said president Chicco Veroli, who is also councillor of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities representing the city of Genoa.

Translated by Sara Facelli and revised by Mattia Stefani, both students at the Advanced School for Interpreting and Translation of Trieste University and interns at the newspaper office of the Union of the Italian Jewish Communities.

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Pie XII et son ami juif

Gadi Luzzatto Voghera*

La question de Pie XII et de ses rapports avec les Juifs a été abordée encore une fois par un article-recension apparu cette semaine sur les pages de l’hebdomadaire catholique italien Famiglia Cristiana, en vue d’une conclusion positive de son procès en canonisation. Évidemment, ce n’est pas notre travail de s’aventurer dans ce sujet, mais il faut quand même s’inquiéter de la manière dont un hebdomadaire si répandu et influent a abordé la question. L’article propose de présenter un document historique « exclusif » qui devrait réhabiliter la personne d’Eugenio Pacelli, qui est «encore soupçonné de ne pas avoir empêché les méfaits du Fascisme en Italie».

*Gadi Luzzatto Voghera, Directeur de la Fondation CDEC.
Traduit par Claudia Azzalini et révisé par Mattia Stefani, étudiants de l’École Supérieure pour Traducteurs et Interprètes de l’Université de Trieste et stagiaires au journal de l’Union des communautés juives italiennes.

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Agnes Heller

By David Bidussa*

Agnes Heller, the Hungarian philosopher who recently passed away, belonged to a group of public figures who did not pay homage to the powerful, even when today's powerful was, until yesterday, an opponent. Because what matters is only what the powerful do once they become powerful, not if they legitimized their power by acting as if they were still in the opposition.








*David Bidussa is a historian of social ideas.







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Italian Jewish community launches campaign to restore its Jewish literary heritage

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