The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/milan/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 14 Jun 2026 14:13:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Milan | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/milan/ 32 32 ‘You’re lucky you’re not soap bars’: Jews forced to leave rally marking WWII end in Italy https://www.timesofisrael.com/youre-lucky-youre-not-soap-bars-jews-forced-to-leave-rally-marking-wwii-end-in-italy/ Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:35:39 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3810478 Members joining march under banners of British Army's Nazi-fighting Jewish Brigade and other Jewish organizations are insulted and prevented from continuing

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]]> Pro-Palestinian groups join anti-Olympics protests in Milan, demand Israel be ousted https://www.timesofisrael.com/pro-palestinian-groups-join-anti-olympics-protests-in-milan-demand-israel-be-ousted/ Sun, 08 Feb 2026 20:57:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3750707 Participants at the Saturday rally, whose fringes turn violent, call for release of activist arrested on suspicion of fundraising for Hamas

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]]> Italy bans anti-Israel October 7 demonstration in Bologna, citing risk of unrest https://www.timesofisrael.com/italy-bans-anti-israel-october-7-demonstration-in-bologna-citing-risk-of-unrest/ Mon, 06 Oct 2025 20:53:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3658333 Organizers pledge to press on with rally, which was nixed following clashes at last week's protests; Milan Jews to mark 2nd anniversary of Hamas massacre with low-profile memorial

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]]> ‘Israelis not welcome’: Milan Jews rattled by surge in antisemitic incidents https://www.timesofisrael.com/israelis-not-welcome-milan-jews-rattled-by-surge-in-antisemitic-incidents/ Fri, 04 Jul 2025 13:02:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3588211 Anti-Jewish hate crimes in Italy nearly doubled in 2024, watchdog finds — but the local community says it still receives significant support from the wider Italian society

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]]> Milan probes death threat to Jews at nightclub, dozens of antisemitic incidents https://www.timesofisrael.com/officials-probe-death-threats-at-nightclub-dozens-of-antisemitic-incidents-in-milan/ Tue, 24 Oct 2023 08:50:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3133403 'Jews to death, rats we are coming to get you in your sewers,' and 'Nazi Jews you will pay' scrawled on bathroom wall; Jewish community on high alert amid Israel-Hamas war

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]]> Jewish fencer becomes 1st US man to win saber World Championship https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-fencer-becomes-1st-us-man-to-win-saber-world-championship/ Wed, 26 Jul 2023 09:47:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3059377 Eli Dershwitz, grandson of Holocaust survivors who describes himself as a 'proud member of the Jewish community,' takes top spot at contest in Milan

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]]> National day of mourning held in Italy for Berlusconi’s state funeral https://www.timesofisrael.com/national-day-of-mourning-held-in-italy-for-berlusconis-state-funeral/ Wed, 14 Jun 2023 18:22:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3034059 Critics of controversial former leader slam unprecedented measures taken in response to his death

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]]> Argentine-Israeli maestro Barenboim lives day by day, balancing music with illness https://www.timesofisrael.com/argentine-israeli-maestro-barenboim-lives-day-by-day-balancing-music-with-illness/ Wed, 15 Feb 2023 14:31:54 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2952048 Conductor troubled by current situation in Israel; says that en route to Jewish state at age 10, parents prevented him from playing in Germany due to memory of Holocaust

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]]> Israeli startup on track for ‘recharging roads’ project at Italy’s Bergamo Airport https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-recharging-roads-start-up-on-track-for-project-at-milans-bergamo-airport/ Thu, 16 Jun 2022 01:50:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2781690 Electreon demonstrates a prototype stretch of road to Italian ministers, company executives; luxury car firm Maserati expresses interest in installing tech too

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]]> After walking high-fashion runways, model Lior Cole reads Torah with her rabbi bot https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-walking-high-fashion-runways-model-lior-cole-reads-torah-with-her-rabbi-bot/ Tue, 08 Mar 2022 14:09:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2714481 Scouted in summer 2021 and signed to major agency, 21-year-old Cornell student starts international modeling career while launching AI projects for spirituality and philanthropy

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]]> Italian synagogues and churches reopen, but with fewer worshipers allowed https://www.timesofisrael.com/italian-synagogues-and-churches-reopen-but-with-fewer-worshipers-allowed/ Tue, 19 May 2020 05:49:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2309024 Jewish congregants in Milan not permitted to bring their own kippot, prayer shawls or other religious items; instead receive sanitized kit when they arrive

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]]> In Milan, Jewish 54-year-old father of 4 dies of coronavirus https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-milan-jewish-54-year-old-father-of-4-dies-of-coronavirus/ Tue, 24 Mar 2020 19:37:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2267628 Giorgio Sinigaglia remembered for volunteering in his Jewish community, his generosity and his wry sense of humor

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]]> Former head of Milan Jewish community dies from coronavirus https://www.timesofisrael.com/former-head-of-milan-jewish-community-dies-from-coronavirus/ Tue, 17 Mar 2020 01:06:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2261238 Passing of Michele Sciama, 79, mourned as 'great loss' for city at epicenter of largest COVID-19 outbreak outside of China

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]]> ‘It’s separating families’: Italy’s Jews face realities of coronavirus lockdown https://www.timesofisrael.com/its-separating-families-italys-jews-face-realities-of-coronavirus-lockdown/ Tue, 10 Mar 2020 20:30:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2256652 One woman forced to choose between staying and taking care of elderly parents in Milan, or being with her 3 kids in Israel in wake of harsh quarantine rules in both countries

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]]> Bar mitzvah cancelled, Purim in jeopardy: Italy’s Jews face new virus realities https://www.timesofisrael.com/bar-mitzvah-cancelled-purim-in-jeopardy-italys-jews-face-new-virus-realities/ Fri, 28 Feb 2020 10:30:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2249122 Teen's Milan celebrations for 600 friends and relatives to mark his coming of age are cancelled, as ban on large gatherings persists to prevent spread of coronavirus

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