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People demonstrate on the occasion of the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Italy from Nazi Germany and the Fascist regime, in Rome, Italy, on April 25, 2026. (Riccardo De Luca / Anadolu via Reuters)
April 29, 2026, 10:12 pm
Jewish man in Rome arrested for allegedly shooting left-wing protesters with airgun
Suspect has reportedly confessed to attack, condemned by Jewish leaders, during Liberation Day celebration that has seen rising tensions around Israel, Jewish attendees
By Rossella Tercatin
The 17th-century Holy Ark of the synagogue of Vercelli on display at 'Houses of life: Synagogues and cemeteries in Italy' at the National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah, 2023. (Courtesy/ Luca Gavagna)
September 17, 2023, 3:57 am
‘Renaissance’ of Italian synagogues and cemeteries showcased at Ferrara Jewish museum
‘Houses of Life’ collects documents and artifacts on 2,000 years of Italian Jews, puts spotlight on renovations underway at Jewish sites
By Giovanni Vigna
Rabbi Gilberto Ventura leads the Jewish community of Catania in a recent service. (David I. Klein/JTA)
June 20, 2023, 6:57 am
With 1st rabbi in 500 years, Sicily’s Jews fight for mainstream Jewish acceptance
Despite decades of grassroots work, a community descended from Jews forced into hiding during the Spanish Inquisition fights an uphill battle against local religious bureaucracy
By David I. Klein
Italian Senate President Ignazio La Russa talks to Senators ahead of a confidence vote on the new Government, in Rome, Oct. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
December 29, 2022, 10:54 am
Italian Jewish leaders slam parliament president for honoring neo-fascist party
Ignazio La Russa, co-founder of Prime Minister Meloni’s FDI party, posts on Instagram linking his father’s far-right faction to the anniversary of Italy’s post-WWII constitution
By David I. Klein
In this photo taken March 12, 2020, an elderly woman wearing a mask waits to enter a deli meat and cold cuts shop in Codogno, Italy. The northern Italian town that recorded Italy’s first coronavirus infection has offered a virtuous example to fellow Italians, now facing an unprecedented nationwide lockdown. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
March 13, 2020, 3:57 pm
At a center of global pandemic, Italy’s Jews contemplate Passover under lockdown
Strict measures barring travel and congregating affect some 60 million people across the country; synagogues in Milan and Venice are closed; Jewish life frozen for now
By Giovanni Vigna
Illustrative: Syrian refugees wait after arriving by train in Milan, Italy, June 18, 2014. (Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images via JTA)
February 8, 2020, 12:09 am
Italian Jews, Christians jointly host Syrian refugee family in Milan
VP of Union of Italian Jewish Communities cites as inspiration the ‘many passages in the Torah that refer to the obligation to help others’
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Roque Pugliese and Ivana Pezzoli getting married at the Bova Marina Synagogue in Calabria, Italy on June 4, 2019. (Courtesy of Shavei Israel via JTA)
June 7, 2019, 7:46 pm
Former Italian synagogue sees first Jewish wedding in centuries
Couple whose ancestors were forced to hide their faith marry atop the ruins of an ancient shul in Calabria
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Members of the Roma community are pictured at a Roma camp on the outskirts of Rome, June 19, 2018. (Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images via JTA)
June 24, 2018, 2:26 am
In Europe, the targeting of Roma sets off alarm bells for Jews
Remarks this week by Italian minister about a database for nomadic group also known as Gypsies condemned as reminiscent of Nazi policies inspired by country’s fascist movement
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Rabbi Ariel Finzi, second from right, with Episcopal Vicar Raffaele Mangano (far left), Shavei Israel chairman Michael Freund (left of Finzi), and vice president of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities Giulio Disegni in an undated photo. (Courtesy)
February 2, 2017, 12:58 am
500 years after being wiped out, Sicilian Jewish life is reborn
A vibrant community was expelled from Sicily under the Spanish Inquisition in 1493. What is causing residents to rediscover their hidden roots today?
By Rossella Tercatin
IsraAID volunteers help bring supplies to earthquake victims in Scai, Italy. August 27, 2016. (Courtesy)
January 5, 2017, 8:39 pm
Italian Jews, IsraAID help earthquake victims
Organizations deliver thermal blankets, heaters, to people left homeless after Italy’s summer and fall quakes
By JTA
The 'Hanukkah Lights: History, Art and Design' exhibit at the Triennale in Milan. (Gianluca Di Ioia/ La Triennale di Milano)
December 28, 2016, 3:03 am
Menorah exhibit brightens prospects for tiny Italian Jewish community
Jews have lived in Casale Monferrato since the 16th century, but with young people seeking prosperity elsewhere, natives turned to art to put the town on the map
By Rossella Tercatin
Rome's Great Synagogue (photo credit: Ilan Ben Zion/Times of Israel staff)
April 9, 2016, 2:00 pm
Rome’s Jews prepare Passover parcels for low-income brethren
Union of Italian Jewish Communities make 500 packages of kosher products, including matzah, wine, cold cuts and sweets
By JTA
Italian Education Minister Stefania Giannini and the president of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities (UCEI), Renzo Gattegna, sign a document to strengthen Holocaust studies in Italian schools on January 19 in Krakow. (Courtesy of Italian Ministry of Education/Pagine Ebraiche)
January 29, 2016, 1:57 am
Italian poll questions efficacy of International Holocaust Day
The percentage who consider January 27 ‘useless’ has doubled in two years; 16% of Italians think observance should only be for Jews
By Rossella Tercatin
File: Renzo Gattegna, president of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities. (Ben Sales/JTA)
December 24, 2015, 3:09 am
Rome cops probe extremist website’s list of Italian Jews
Radio Islam reposts neo-Nazi article naming ‘influential Jews,’ though not all those named are actually Jewish
By JTA
Supporters hold signs reading 'Together with Israel' at a rally called by the Federation of Jewish Communities in Spain (FCJE) and the Jewish Community of Madrid, in front of the Israeli embassy in Madrid on October 18, 2015. (AFP PHOTO/PEDRO ARMESTRE)
October 19, 2015, 3:59 am
Thousands attend pro-Israel rallies in Paris, Madrid and Rome
2,000 turn out in Italian capital for solidarity protest; in Spain, hundreds wave banners declaring: ‘I am with Israel’
By JTA
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