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Jewish school educators cancel trip to Italy after Italian education program required participants to denounce ‘genocide’ in Gaza

October 14, 2026October 14, 2026Jesse Orine

Educators from Jewish schools across the U.S. canceled a study trip to Reggio Emilia, Italy, over whether the hosts would require participants to formally distance themselves from Israel’s actions in Gaza and the West Bank. The controversy has drawn accusations of antisemitism from Jewish educators and from Italian Jewish community leaders. It has also sparked […]

Italy is having a Yiddish moment. An unprecedented I.J. Singer translation is part of the boom.

August 21, 2026August 21, 2026Jesse Orine

In September 1932, Israel Joshua Singer boarded a ship bound for New York, where he had been invited to report on the United States for Yiddish-speaking Jews like himself. “Americans are a difficult people to understand,” the famed novelist wrote in one of his first articles from the U.S. “They have tried at all costs […]

The Jewish Brigade fought fascism in Italy. Now its flags spark protests.

June 4, 2026June 4, 2026Jesse Orine

When the Jewish Brigade appears today in Italian public debate, it is rarely about the British Army unit, formed largely by Jewish volunteers from Mandatory Palestine, that was sent to fight in Italy in the final months of the Second World War. The Jewish Brigade has become a screen onto which other conflicts are projected: […]

Rome’s Pride parade bars Jewish LGBTQ float over refusal to call Gaza war ‘genocide’

May 28, 2026May 28, 2026Jesse Orine

Organizers of Rome’s annual Pride parade have barred Italy’s only Jewish LGBTQIA+ organization from marching with a float at this year’s June 20 parade, although they are still allowed to participate in the march itself. In a statement that came out Monday, Roma Pride said Keshet Italia had failed to endorse its political manifesto, which […]

Rome synagogue memorial for 2-year-old killed in 1982 Palestinian terror attack vandalized

December 2, 2025December 2, 2025Jesse Orine

A synagogue in Rome and a memorial for a 2-year-old boy killed in a 1982 attack by Palestinian terrorists on the city’s Great Synagogue were vandalized on Monday by unknown individuals. The plaque dedicated to Stefano Gaj Taché, who was killed in the attack that also left 37 injured, is located on the Monteverde synagogue, […]

Italy’s right-wing government, Israel’s former prime minister join call for Israel to end war in Gaza

May 28, 2025David Leibermann

Italy’s right-wing government has joined with Germany, France, Canada and the United Kingdom in calling on Israel to end its military campaign in Gaza. “The legitimate reaction of the Israeli government to a terrible and senseless act of terrorism is unfortunately taking absolutely dramatic and unacceptable forms, which we call on Israel to stop immediately,” […]

Our Picks for Exceptional Culinary Delights In Europe and the USA.

February 3, 2025David Rutman

Why Culinary Travel is Your Next Big Journey. In 1950, only 25 million people traveled worldwide, but by 2019, a mind-blowing 1.5 billion travelers were exploring the planet! The new travel mantra has shifted dramatically from collecting souvenirs to collecting experiences, with culinary travel leading the charge. This isn’t just a passing trend – it’s […]

Israeli and Italian researchers suggest treatment for early Alzheimer’s

March 20, 2024March 22, 2024Arsen Mayer

A new approach, developed at Bar-Ilan University (BIU) in collaboration with Italian researchers, offers a potential way to intervene in an early stage of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) that could potentially transform how doctors deal with this debilitating dementia. Effective and accessible treatments for this disease are urgently needed. Recent studies have revealed a paradigm shift in […]