The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/florence/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:31:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Florence | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/florence/ 32 32 Israeli soccer star’s transfer to Italian top league sparks outcry https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-soccer-stars-transfer-to-italian-top-league-sparks-outcry/ Sun, 04 Jan 2026 16:49:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3726489 Winger Manor Solomon joins ACF Fiorentina in an arrival that makes news more for politics than for sports

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]]> Meet Sara Funaro, the first female – and first Jewish – mayor of Florence, Italy https://www.timesofisrael.com/meet-sara-funaro-the-first-female-and-first-jewish-mayor-of-florence-italy/ Wed, 18 Dec 2024 14:33:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3441450 Born to a Jewish father and Catholic mother, the incoming city head converted to Judaism in her 20s, does not make her religious identity a central part of her political one

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]]> Ex-US principal visits ‘David’ after being forced out for showing statue to pupils https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-us-principal-visits-david-after-being-forced-out-for-showing-statue-to-pupils/ Sun, 30 Apr 2023 15:37:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3005813 Parent at Florida school claimed piece was pornographic; gallery director hosts former school head, notes sculpture has 'nothing to do with pornography'

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]]> Posthumous honor given to Florence chief rabbi for saving Italian Jews in WWII https://www.timesofisrael.com/posthumous-honor-given-to-florence-chief-rabbi-for-saving-italian-jews-in-wwii/ Wed, 27 Nov 2019 13:51:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2191672 Nathan Cassuto, along with underground member Matilda Cassin, receives posthumous citation for rescue efforts in Holocaust

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]]> Florence museum demands Germany return artwork stolen by Nazis https://www.timesofisrael.com/florence-museum-demands-germany-return-artwork-stolen-by-nazis/ Tue, 01 Jan 2019 18:28:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1990589 Head of Uffizi Gallery says family has refused repeated request to return 'Vase of Flowers' still life painting by Dutch artist

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]]> Three Italian brothers seek to reconnect with their life during the Holocaust https://www.timesofisrael.com/three-italian-brothers-seek-to-reconnect-with-their-life-during-the-holocaust/ Sat, 22 Jul 2017 09:27:23 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1662922 In documentary, the Anati family explores the Italian countryside in search of the cave they lived in during WWII

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]]> Cyclists pay tribute to champ who saved Jews during Holocaust https://www.timesofisrael.com/cyclists-pay-tribute-to-champ-who-saved-jews-during-holocaust/ Tue, 16 May 2017 14:54:30 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1620340 Gino Bartali used cover of training to smuggle messages and false documents in his bicycle frame in WWII Italy

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]]> Italy’s Renzi resigns, hints at early election https://www.timesofisrael.com/italys-renzi-resigns-hints-at-early-election/ Wed, 07 Dec 2016 21:29:01 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1516055 PM forced to quit after a crushing referendum defeat, but gives no sign he will step down as PD party chief

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]]> 50 years ago, ‘mud angels’ came to flooded Florence to save centuries of Jewish history https://www.timesofisrael.com/50-years-ago-mud-angels-came-to-flooded-florence-to-save-centuries-of-jewish-history/ Wed, 30 Nov 2016 18:53:07 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1505788 Residents mark the anniversary of the 1966 disaster which decimated the city, damaging 90 Torah scrolls and 15,000 holy texts

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]]> After 50 years, Judaica damaged in Florence flood restored, exhibited https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-50-years-judaica-damaged-in-florence-flood-restored-exhibited/ Sun, 23 Oct 2016 13:18:24 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1484372 Salvaged from the 1966 disaster, hundreds of rare Jewish books and ritual objects will go on display at city's national library

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]]> Israeli cycle team to retrace path of Italian champion who saved Jews https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-cycle-team-to-retrace-path-of-italian-champion-who-saved-jews/ Fri, 11 Mar 2016 03:09:30 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1356028 Gino Bartali acted as a courier for resistance groups during the Holocaust, hid forged documents in his bicycle

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]]> Florence’s Jewish, Muslim reps appeal for interfaith dialogue https://www.timesofisrael.com/florences-jewish-muslim-reps-appeal-for-interfaith-dialogue/ Thu, 14 Aug 2014 01:20:16 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1048018 Rabbi, imam and mayor call for mutual respect between communities, end to hatred among faiths

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]]> Michelangelo’s ‘David’ may collapse https://www.timesofisrael.com/michelangelos-david-may-collapse/ Fri, 02 May 2014 18:49:32 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=970610 Cracks have formed on the famous statue's ankles, scientists warn

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]]> Italy’s Renzi gets nod to form new government https://www.timesofisrael.com/italys-renzi-gets-nod-to-form-new-government/ Mon, 17 Feb 2014 15:23:49 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=877998&preview_id=877998 39-year-old Florence mayor says he'll need a few days, plans electoral reform to make country more governable

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]]> Italian cycling legend Gino Bartali honored by Yad Vashem https://www.timesofisrael.com/italian-cycling-legend-gino-bartali-honored-by-yad-vashem/ Thu, 10 Oct 2013 20:15:22 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=707810 Bartali, already an international icon, smuggled forged documents inside his bicycle frame during Germany's occupation of Italy in WWII

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