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Food & Drink

Around the Italian Passover Table With Benedetta Jasmine Guetta

by Eric Millman | Mon, 04/03/2023 - 06:45

Every spring, tens of thousands of Italians join up at the dinner table in celebration of Passover, an important Jewish holiday centered on the Seder, which…

Culture

Where to Explore the Jewish Heritage of Ferrara

by Silvia Donati | Wed, 01/26/2022 - 05:42

To mark the International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust, January 27, we take a stroll through Jewish Ferrara, a city with one…

Culture

Hanukkah Celebrations in Italy

by Barry Lillie | Wed, 12/04/2013 - 08:00

While fleeing the Syrian King, Antichus, the first Jews began arriving in Rome as far back as 160 BC; creating one of the oldest Jewish communities in Western…