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“The Garden of the Finzi-Continis” had what its creators call a “difficult birth.” Over a decade in the making, the opera, adapted from Giorgio Bassani’s book of the same name, which Vittorio De Sica made into an Oscar-winning 1970 film, was meant to be a part of the Minnesota Opera’s 2011 and then 2013 season….
Despite complaints from anti-fascist groups, wine bottles featuring Adolf Hitler will remain on sale for the time being in the Italian city of Remini. Mayor Andrea Grassi said his hands were tied when it comes to regulating the products, The Times of Israel reported. The wine comes from Italian winemaker Vina Lunardelli’s cult “Historical Series”…
Somewhere up the cobblestoned street of Capri’s Via Croce, past the teeming summer flocks of upper class Americans and Asians sporting identical resort wear, past the linen and perfume boutiques: You’ll find yourself at the steps of the Capri Tiberio Palace (starting at $350 Euro a night) — a charming hotel overlooking the azure waters…
This piece was contributed by Masa Israel Journey — for more information, click here. This year, like every year since I was a child, I started counting down the days to Hanukkah before the first blow of the shofar on Rosh Hashanah. I just can’t wait for the one week when it’s socially acceptable –…
Volunteers spent hours placing sandbags and protective sheets to protect the Spanish Synagogue and the Rome Jewish Museum, fearing flooding from the swollen Tiber River. Both are located below street level in Rome’s main synagogue complex on the bank of the Tiber River. The Rome Jewish community news site reported that 40 volunteers from the…
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Will the last Jew left in New York’s congressional delegation be reelected? Will New York’s senior congresswoman receive another term? Or will one of the newcomers upend Manhattan politics?
