Primo Levi at 100
By Noa Gutow-Ellis It happened, therefore it can happen again: this is the core of what we have to say. It can happen, and it can happen everywhere. (Primo Levi, 1986) These words anchor the exhibition Auschwitz. Not long ago…
Primo Levi at 100
New York, May 28, 2019 - Centro Primo Levi and the Italian Cultural Institute inaugurate Primo Levi’s Centenary with two programs highlighting Levi’s relevance today and his ability to continue to speak to people of different backgrounds and generations. On…
The Inspiring History of Europe’s Largest Jewish Publishing House
Simone Somekh for Tablet, May 2018 Whether you’re looking for the latest Israeli best-selling novel, the five books of the Torah, or even the translation of the Babylonian Talmud, in Italy, there is one man behind all of these books…
Italy’s Jews to Israel’s Rabbinate: Hands off Our Artichokes!
Simone Somekh for Tablet, April 2018 When Ba’ghetto, the oldest Jewish restaurant in Rome, announced the opening of its new location in Milan, someone must have made a quick phone call to inform the Chief Rabbinate of Israel that the…
Elsa Morante’s La Storia
Readings, images and open questions between history and literature. By Alessandro Cassin.
Making Hebrew Books in Venice
An audio-visual journey through the Venetian Hebrew books collections of the Library of Congress and the Renato Maestro Library in Venice.
Tablet Magazine: Did Gino Bartali Actually Save Jews? An Investigation.
As the Tour de France wraps up this week, a historical debate still rages over who deserves credit for the production of identity cards for Jews hidden in Florence Michele Sarfatti, Tablet Magazine An exhibition at the Italian American Museum…
The Jewish Museum of Rome in New York
The Arch of Titus and the Jewish Museum of Rome in New York New York, NY - August 3, 2017 - On September 14th the exhibition The Arch of Titus – from Jerusalem to Rome, and Back and the Rome Lab,…
Tablet Magazine: A Holocaust Story form the White Pages
An ‘archaeologist of bureaucracy’ traces the ghostly lives of foreign Jews in Italy during World War II. By Michael Frank In the fall of 2011 I received a letter from my friend Letizia Gualandi, a professor of archaeology at…
Centro Primo Levi NY at the Turin Book Fair
On May 17-22, Centro Primo Levi New York will participate in the Turin Book Fair (Pavilion n. 3 - Stand R 67 ) jointly with Centro Internazionale di Studi Primo Levi and Centre Primo Levi, Paris. Through books and the…