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Sarai e Hagar

And Sarai said to Abram, “Look, יהוה has kept me from bearing. Consort with my maid; perhaps I shall have a child through her.” And Abram heeded Sarai’s request. 

So Sarai, Abram’s wife, took her maid, Hagar the Egyptian—after Abram had dwelt in the land of Canaan ten years—and gave her to her husband Abram as concubine.

Join Sullaluna Bookclub!

Sullaluna and Centro Primo Levi invite you to join a book club discussion of The Trunk, a novella by Alberto Vigevani (translated by Will Schutt) on May 8th at 6:30…

Bookhouse Musings: Making Books.

In various ways, Bookhouse visitors have expressed curiosity about the technical and artisanal aspects of typography and book production. I will periodically propose a book, an image, or a video…

Remembering Roberto Bassi

Centro Primo Levi mourns the death of Roberto Bassi, z’’l, dearly remembered for his charm, human qualities, and for his role in post-war Italian Judaism.  Born in Venice in 1931,…