The Ragtag Rebuilding of Slovenian Jewry
Slovenia is home to just a few hundred Jews, but the numbers are growing, thanks to a dedicated arts scene and a new rabbi.
A Roman Hanukkah
The storied Jewish community in Rome has a Hanukkah story that’s worth telling.
2018 Holocaust remembrance programs to focus on Italy
In commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day this year, a number of Winnipeg Jewish groups have partnered with the Italian community.
Buon appetito: kosher dining in Italy
Food is an essential element of any traveller’s vacation, especially in Italy.
The challenges of travelling Orthodox
Living as an Orthodox Jew can be difficult at times – especially when vacationing in foreign countries.
The Jews of Santa Maria di Leuca
A Toronto interior design consultant is among a small group of Jews who were born in this small Italian town, featured in the film Shores of Light
Babylonian Talmud being translated into Italian
The first completed volume, the Rosh Hashanah tractate, will be ceremonially presented to Italy’s president on April 5, five years from the start of the state-funded project
Prize winner influenced by great-grandfather’s legacy
Turns out that Luca Buratto, who won first prize at the Honens Piano Competition in Calgary, has a partially Jewish background
Italian Torah scroll the oldest still in use by a Jewish community
The scroll is believed to originally date from the 14th century
Abano — a spa with a difference
The thermal waters of Abano, Italy, a small town with a population of 20,000 on the eastern low green hills of Euganei, have made this one of the largest spa towns in Europe
