Reluctant Jews
I have followed the evolution of the relationship with Judaism over two generations: that of my parents (my father was…
Weightless
The ease with which man adapts to weightlessness is a fascinating mystery. Considering that for many people travel by sea…
Concentrated Modernity
Trial and length of imprisonment were not a part of the decision to send people to Boven Digoel and Theresienstadt.…
Defoe as Possible Model
The structure of History, a Novel, departs substantially from Morante’s previous novels and poses some interesting interpretative questions. While critics…
Cinema as Archive
The memory Gitai is trying to archive is that of the foundation and striving of a young country: contradictions, aspirations,…
From Fiume to Rio: Interview with Nora Tausz Ronai
In every family people spoke at least two languages, whether Hungarian, Italian, Serb, Croatian or German. Besides, of course, fiumano.…
From the Levant to the Tropics
It was from here, from the chaotic, sunny and tropical city of Rio de Janeiro, that most of the sources…
What Exactly Is a Concentration Camp?
L’internata numero 6/Internee n. 6 – The earliest known diary of daily life in a fascist concentration camp. In Fifty…
Los Corassones Avlan
Conversations on Jewish Life on the Island of Rhodes. A pop-up installation to discover, discuss and imagine. New York, NY –…
Primo Levi: A Multilanguage Reading
http://primolevicenter.org/printed-matter/primo-levi-at-100-a-multilanguage-reading/ The Italian Cultural Institute, Centro Primo Levi and the New York Public Library presented a day-long multi language reading…
Periodic Words: Stranger
In the Preface to If This Is A Man, Levi warns the reader about some possible consequences of organized political…
The Language that Lived Twice
The almost daunting task of tracing the history of the Hebrew language, and that of the literature and of the…
