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Italian Holocaust victims remembered
Ryan Torok
January 31, 2013
The names of 8,000 Italian Jewish victims of the Holocaust were read aloud on Jan. 25 as part of four area events in honor of Italy’s Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Gino Bartali, Italian cycling legend, saved Jews during WWII [VIDEO]
JewishJournal
June 18, 2012
Gino Bartali is best known as a cycling legend who holds the record for the longest time span between victories at the Tour de France – ten years – a feat made all the more impressive by the Tour’s status as one of most grueling endurance competitions in the world and the fact that Bartali was an old man (by cycling standards) when he made his comeback in 1948. Looking beyond the marvel of his athletic stamina, Bartali’s life provides a powerful lesson in how moral endurance can empower from within.
Talmud to be translated into Italian
Jewish Journal
January 21, 2011
The Talmud will be translated for the first time into Italian thanks to an official collaboration between the Italian government and the Italian Jewish community. A protocol launching \”Project Talmud\” was signed Friday in Rome by cabinet ministers, the president of Italy\’s National Research Council, the president of the umbrella Union of Italian Jewish Communities (UCEI) and Rome\’s chief rabbi. The project foresees the translation of the original Aramaic version of the Babylonian Talmud, with commentaries, as well as an introductory volume about the structure, contents and language of the Talmud.
Italian leaders decry list of ‘influential’ Italian Jews
Jewish Journal
January 12, 2011
Italian leaders expressed anger and solidarity with the Jewish community after a neo-Nazi Internet forum published a list of \”influential\” Italian Jews on its website. The Italian media Wednesday called the list on the American white supremacist website Stormfront \”a blacklist of hate.\” The list included journalists, businesspeople, politicians, artists and others. Politicians denounced the Stormfront posting and called for action against online hatred. The list \”reminds us of the most shameful page in our history when, based on similar lists, thousands of Italians were expelled from schools, universities and workplaces and were deprived of citizenship and persecuted,\” Nicola Zingaretti, president of the Province of Rome, said in a statement.
Surprise lesson lurks in show of painters’ works
Morris Newman
October 5, 2006
The paintings of Philip Guston and Giorgio de Chirico.
‘Little Flower’ Could Help Antonio Bloom
Joel Kotkin
May 26, 2005
I imagine you are enjoying the hoopla surrounding your election. As the first Latino chief executive in more than 130 years, it may be tempting to bask in the warmth of a great ethnic triumph.
But don\’t enjoy it too much. Los Angeles does not need a symbol or an icon; it needs a mayor, one who can be both decisive and effective. We need less rah-rah and more Fiorello La Guardia.
Life’s Ironies are Beautiful
Ruth Stroud
April 8, 1999
For Italian expatriates Lotte Katz Singer of Beverly Hills and Ann Signett of the San Fernando Valley, life is surprising as well as beautiful.
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