Italy’s national Jewish museum joins cultural sites donating day’s proceeds to earthquake relief

The National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah in Ferrara, Italy, is one of dozens of state museums and cultural sites that will donate all proceeds from Sunday’s visitors to aid earthquake victims and rescue efforts in central Italy.

The museum, which is under development, does not yet have a permanent exhibition but announced it would donate Sunday’s entire proceeds from visitors to its temporary exhibit on the Torah.

Italy’s Culture Minister announced Thursday that Sunday’s proceeds from state-run museums and archeological sites all over the country would go to the area devastated by the quake that hit early Wednesday morning and urge Italians to visit them to show solidarity.

At least 291 people have been confirmed dead in the 6.2 magnitude temblor, which struck on Wednesday.

— JTA