Italy
For Mozart’s 265th birthday, remembering his great Jewish collaborator
Lorenzo da Ponte — a Jewish-born Venetian turned Roman Catholic priest (and playboy) — had a lot in common with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
The ‘Italian’ hand gesture’s also Israeli — plus, more Jewish emojis, please?
How about a person with an ugly Hanukkah sweater? Bernie Sanders/Larry David? Matzah?
Holocaust Survivor Gets Police Escort After Death Threats
Italian Senator Liliana Segre had called for a commission to investigate hate after she was subjected to anti-Semitic abuse on social media.
Italian Police Find Combat Missile, Nazi Propaganda In Raid Of Far-Right Groups
A plaque bearing “Heil Hitler” was also discovered at the site
Former Italian Synagogue Hosts First Jewish Wedding In Centuries
The couple, medical professionals whose ancestors hid their Judaism, broke the glass atop the ruins of the Bova Marina synagogue.
Ukraine Elected A Jewish Comedian But Have Ya Heard About The Jews Who Ran Peru
The first Jewish head of state was said to be in Honduras, all the way back in 1841.
The Bitter Nostalgia Of Italian Jews, Captured By A Modernist Master
Giorgio Bassani’s “Novel of Ferrara” weaponizes the familiar haze of life in its ordinariness.
In Italy, A Famous Museum Is Shaming Germany For Keeping Nazi-Looted Art
“We are not in a legal position to buy something that according to Italian and international law we already own.”
Italian Jews Enraged Over Mussolini’s Granddaughter Threatening Tweet
She threatened to sue anyone who posted “pictures or phrases” that were “offensive,” regarding her grandfather.
Woman Who Faked Being Jewish To Avoid Extradition Convicted Of Murder
“It’s been a long haul. They’ve been evading arrest, evading the law, evading taking responsibility and pretending they had nothing to do with it.”