The Jewish heritage sites in Pesaro, on Italy’s Adriatic coast, will be opened to visitors from now until the end of September, but — as in previous years — only on one afternoon a week. Sites include the old Jewish quarter, … continue reading →
Mazel tov to the newly elected leadership of the Foundation for Jewish Heritage in Italy! At a meeting in Rome last week, Dario Disegni, from Torino, was elected President of the Foundation, with Renzo Funaro from Florence and Annie … continue reading →
The Jewish Chronicle in London runs a nice travel article by Andy Mossack on the well-preserved Jewish heritage of Italy’s Emilia Romagna region, including Ferrara, which has just hosted its annual Jewish book festival. It’s a treasure trove of Jewish … continue reading →
May 18 is International Museum Day, an annual event established in 1977 by the International Council of Museums. In 2012, 32,000 museums from 129 countries on five continents took part — and this year the numbers are expected to be much … continue reading →
Renzo Funaro and Annie Sacerdoti of Italy’s Foundation for Jewish Cultural Heritage, who both gave presentations at last week’s working seminar in Krakow on managing Jewish immovable heritage, have written up the conference in a report posted on the Union … continue reading →
