Te European Day of Jewish Culture is being observed in Italy with events in more than 100 localities up and down the peninsula.
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Instead of September 3, as in other participating countries, the European Days of Jewish Culture is centered on September 10 — with the theme “Beauty,” not “Memory” as in the other countries.
It takes place in scores of localities up and down the Italian peninsula, with Florence as the lead city.
A presentation on the initiative to build a new Moravian Jewish Museum in Brno, Czech Republic.
An event organized by the Jewish-Christian Friendship Association in collaboration with the Foundation for Jewish Cultural Heritage in Italy. The event will take place on June 5, 2024, at 6:30 PM, at Sala Margana – via Margana 41, Rome. The event will take place in person in Italian.
Discovered by chance in 1918 under the stables of the villa from which it takes its name, the recent restorations at the catacomb have led to important discoveries.
Introduced by: Roberta Ascarelli and Dario Disegni
Speakers: Elsa Laurenzi – Excavations and discoveries: From 1918 to the present day
Micaela Vitale – The epigraphic inventory: Old data and new discoveries
Claudio Procaccia – Enhancement of Jewish archaeological heritage
An online Zoom lecture in the Community Scholar Program, by architecture historian Dr. Samuel Gruber, an expert on synagogue architecture worldwide and president of the International Survey of Jewish Monuments.
19-20:00 CET
In Piedmont, Italy the Jewish community built many synagogues over a period of four centuries. The earliest Ghetto synagogues are usually unmarked on the street and occupy residential-type buildings with sanctuaries located on upper floors for greater security and better lighting. Nondescript on the exterior, the sanctuaries are ornately decorated within with richly carved Baroque and Rococo arks and tevahs, and gilded and painted walls and ceiling. The Piedmontese synagogues at Alessandria, Asti, Biella, Carmagnola, Casale Monferato, Cherasco, Cuneo, Ivrea, Mondovi, and Saluzzo, survive as largely unknown architectural treasures, but they are gradually being restored and opened ot the public.
In this talk, lavishly illustrated with his photos, Dr. Samuel Gruber examines some of the most dazzling synagogues in Europe and relates them to the artistic and religious movements of the time.
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