The Golden Haggadah and its Two Collectors: Joav Gallico and Giuseppe Almanzi
The Golden Haggadah is one of the finest of the surviving Haggadah manuscripts from medieval Spain. The Haggadah, which literally…
Paper Lives
“My humble request to Your Excellency”. Brief accounts of life and death in Italy. Based on archival documentation on “foreign…
Yesterday and Today
The way our societies confront the plight of the millions of refugees from various areas of the world escaping famine,…
Minorities in Venice
Benjamin Ravid discusses the legal status, demographics and culture of minorities in Venice.
E le acque si calmarono
An exquisite exhibition at the National Library of Florence celebrates the return of some of the books from the Florence…
Gather What You Can and Flee
The exile of Jewish professors and professionals caused serious and long lasting damage to Italian culture and Italian scientific development.…
Americordo
The Italian Jewish Exiles in America. By Gianna Pontecorboli. "Embarking on that ship had entailed untold difficulties. They made the…
