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Academia, Books October 16, 2025

La Storia

Elsa Morante. Excerpts from La Storia, remembering October 16, 1943 Not even from her mother had she ever heard this denomination “Aryans”; in fact, the de-nomination of Jews itself, for…

Essays, Interviews June 9, 2025

Thruth and the Holocaust

“If you no longer want to believe the truth, nobody will want to believe you.” Zelman Lewental, prisoner of the Auschwitz Sonderkommando, quoted in Franco Fortini, “I cani del Sinai”. …

Essays September 2, 2024

Hatching the Cobra

Let no one praise Perillus, who was cruder than the tyrant Phalaris, for whom he constructed a brazen bull, promising that when a man was enclosed therein and a fire…

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News December 18, 2025

Invited to Think

Alessandro Cassin interviews Ethan Wolff about his work with the Thought Gallery. New, good ideas thrive when they reveal and meet previously unrecognized needs. This is the case of a…

News December 13, 2025

The Printshop at Bookhouse

The American Sephardi Federation and Centro Primo Levi are expanding the scope of Bookhouse with a traditional Print Shop offering letterpress printing and book arts, exploring Hebrew’s encounters with other…

Academia, Books October 16, 2025

La Storia

Elsa Morante. Excerpts from La Storia, remembering October 16, 1943 Not even from her mother had she ever heard this denomination “Aryans”; in fact, the de-nomination of Jews itself, for…

Essays, News September 11, 2025

Bruce Slovin (1935-2025)

In loving memory of Bruce and Francesca Slovin. I am sitting in the building that I visited thirty-something years ago with Francesca and Bruce Slovin. They were elated at the…

Essays July 28, 2025

QUARTO STATO

A political newspaper, a painting, and a film The murder of Giacomo Matteotti, Secretary of the Socialist Unitary Party in Rome, on June 10, 1924, by order of Mussolini, is…

Essays June 27, 2025

Bookhouse Musings: A Table

Eight months after its opening, Bookhouse  is flourishing, attracting visitors, students, and scholars. What sets Bookhouse apart is its collaborative nature — Centro Primo Levi, American Sephardi Federation, and Dan…