Being a Centaur
What follows is Alessandro Di Rocco’s acceptance speech of the Centaur Award 2018.I want to thank all of you for being here tonight. I am honored and humbled by this tribute.
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Philip Roth Interviews Primo Levi
We would like to remember Philip Roth (1933-2018) —in addition to his extraordinary literary production— for his pivotal role in introducing Primo Levi to the English-speaking world. In this essay,…
A Thousand Years Deep: Early Jewish Life in Italy
The national museum dedicated to the history of Italian Jews inaugurates its first exhibition. On November 14, 1943, eleven citizens of Ferrara were incarcerated in the prison of Via Piangipane….
He Was an Old Man in a Cold Season …
We thank Paula Fredriksen for this anticipation on her upcoming book. JOSEPHUS [Winter 97 CE] He was an old man in a cold season. He had lived for so…
Rome Lab Calendar
September 14 – 6:30 pm Singing the Sacred Text. Cantor Alberto Funaro October 18 – 6:30 pm A Tale of Two Cities: Rome and Jerusalem. Paula Fredriksen, Hebrew University of…
The Jewish War and Rome’s Urban Renewal
This essay is published in connection with the Rome Lab and the exhibition The Arch of Titus: From Jerusalem to Rome and Back presented at the Center for Jewish History…
The Jewish Museum of Rome in New York!
A learning space of the Jewish Museum of Rome in New York Presented by Centro Primo Levi in collaboration with NYU Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò and the University of Rome…
Special Offer for Printed Matter’s Readers
Special Offer for Printed Matter’s Readers on Vallentine Mitchell’s Books Until September 4th our readers can receive 30% discount on selected Vallentine Mitchell’s titles. When ordering include the discount code:…
History and Art as Means of Universal Dialogue
Among the always impressive roster of exhibitions on display in Rome, La Menorà: Culto, Storia e Mito (The Menorah: worship, history, and myth), stands out for its far-reaching symbolic, cultural…
Judaism’s Beloved Haggadah, 550 Years in Print.
Gathered tonight and tomorrow around tables all over the world to celebrate Passover, Jews will pick up hundreds of versions of the Haggadah. Containing biblical texts, prayers, ritual directions, explanations…