Nuto Revelli: the History of the Present
It is a rare pleasure to turn the last page of a book, and remain in...
Essays
The Doctored ‘Memoir’ of Edgardo Mortara
The Doctored ‘Memoir’ of a Jewish Boy Kidnapped by the Vatican Edgardo Mortara’s autobiography is roiling...
The “Aryanization” of Italian Musical Life
This article was originally published by the Orel Foundation and is republished with minor edits by permission. ...
Ghetto and Not
The Relationship between Jews and Christians. Toward a Redefinition of the Ghetto In Italy, during the...
The Jewish War and Rome’s Urban Renewal
This essay is published in connection with the Rome Lab and the exhibition The Arch of...
Surviving the Ghetto
Serena di Nepi, Sopravvivere al ghetto. Per una storia sociale della comunità ebraica nella Roma del...
The Music of the Jews of Rome
The history of Jewish music in Italy is long, fascinating, and filled with contradictions. Its length...
History and Art as Means of Universal Dialogue
Among the always impressive roster of exhibitions on display in Rome, La Menorà: Culto, Storia e...
Venice and its Minorities
Before dealing with specific minorities in Venice, it is necessary to clarify what is meant...
Devising Resistance
Donald J. Trump’s election, inauguration, first appointments, and presidential decrees, have caused extreme disquiet to those...