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…
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Bruce Slovin (1935-2025)
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A Woman’s Resistance
A new book by Giorgio van Straten, La Ribelle. Storia straordinaria di Nada Parri, Laterza, 2025 (forthcoming in English with Other Press, in 2026) recounts a little-known yet remarkable story…
Primo Levi in Swahili
A new translation of If This is a Man into Swahili is available on the site of the International Center of Primo Levi Studies in Turin and can be downloaded…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
Thruth and the Holocaust
In the past few years, Centro Primo Levi’s table has been animated by conversations, doubts, and questions about Levi’s writings in light of current events. I kept a log of…
An Act of Faith
It is our duty as young people to believe in life. Believing in life means believing in ourselves. But seeing that our character cannot fully develop if not in a…