Anna Momigliano
By Anna Momigliano
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Food Italy’s Parmesan Cheese Goes Kosher
Cheese lovers of the Jewish world, rejoice: the original Parmesan cheese from Italy is now available in a kosher version. The first cheese wheel, adorned with a large Star of David and the word “kosher” written on it in Hebrew, was cut open last week at the Israeli pavilion in the Milan world’s fair. Although…
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Opinion Why Israeli Left Should Cheer Reuven Rivlin
Israel’s newly elected president Reuven Rivlin / Getty Images For some reason, whenever a Palestinian (or an Arab American, for that matter) expresses one-state views, he’s accused of threatening Israel’s existence. When an Israeli voices the exact same view, he’s labeled a hawk, a Zionist hard-liner. That’s precisely what happened when Reuven Rivlin, the former…
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Opinion Free Pollard. It’s the Left-Wing Thing To Do.
Getty Images As the debate over whether to pardon convicted spy Jonathan Pollard continues, the most vocal support for his release is coming from the conservative side: AIPAC, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and, most recently, families of Israeli terror victims. Meanwhile, outlets like the Forward are arguing against the release, unwilling to send the…
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Opinion Jerusalem Post’s Absurd Visa Waiver Plea
Getty Images The Jerusalem Post’s latest editorial wades into the Israel-U.S. debate over travel visas — and comes to some absurd conclusions. The government of Israel has been trying for a while to reach an agreement with the American authorities allowing Israeli tourists to visit the U.S. for a short time without a visa. The…
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Opinion Why French Jews Should Fear Islamophobia
French far-right Front National party leader Marine Le Pen / Getty Images Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s right-wing Front National party, is well known for her Islamophobic statements. This is a woman who has compared the presence of four million Muslims in her country to the Nazi occupation of France during World War…
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Opinion Anti-Semitism? Self-Segregation Isn’t the Answer
Anti-Semitism in Europe is, once again, making headlines. In Paris, crowds sang, “Jews, France is not yours” at an anti-government protest last month. In Rome, a right-wing extremist mailed three pig heads to major Jewish sites, and Italy had its own anti-government protest — complete with anti-Semitic slogans — a couple of months ago. Plus,…
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Opinion Europe Still Needs Holocaust Remembrance Day
Milan — Today, many European countries — including Germany, Italy and the UK — are observing the annual International Holocaust Remembrance Day. What makes this particular Holocaust Remembrance Day peculiar in Italy is the fact that quite a few public intellectuals, both Jewish and non-Jewish, have called for its abolition. Well, that and the fact…
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Opinion In Jewish Italy, ‘Diaspora’ Is a Dirty Word
The former Jewish ghetto on the banks of the Tiber in central Rome. / Getty Images Should Jews living in the Diaspora feel ashamed of being, well, Jews living in the Diaspora? A growing number of European Jews, it seems, believe the answer is yes. But when did we start buying into this narrative? I’ve…
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