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Presentation of “Il ghetto di Roma”
30 September 2026 at 6.00 pm, Piazzetta Primo Levi 12 The Jewish community in Turin is very active in organising cultural events, particularly at the start of the 2026–2027 academic year. Among ...
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Presentation of ‘Stories of Light’
14 September 2026, at 6.00 pm The Jewish Community of Turin is organising this event to present Franca Rizzi Martini’s book, ‘Storie di Lucette’. The story of a little girl and her extended ...
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Polishing Memory: Public Cleaning and Guided Tour of Padua’s Stumbling Stones
From 20 September to 29 November 2026 As part of an initiative under the ‘City of Ideas 2026–2027’ project, supported by Padua City Council, a guided tour of the sites where these stones are ...
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Reading group on contemporary Israeli literature
20 May 2026 at 5 pm at the Jewish Museum of Bologna The museum is organising this cultural event, inviting participants in this reading group dedicated to new contemporary Israeli writers to ...
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A Brief History of the Jews in Gorizia
19 May 2026 at 5.30 pm at the Museo Ebraico In partnership with WIZO Trieste and the Friends of Israel Association of Gorizia, this lecture by Lorenzo Drascek and Renato Podbersič will provide an ...
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Exhibition “7 december 1943, Destination Camp”
Until 9 June 2024 at the Museo Risiera di San Sabba This exhibition, created after lengthy research, began on the 80th anniversary of the first convoys leaving Trieste. It presents the first ...
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Verona
The second largest city in the Veneto region in terms of economic activity, Verona is also known for its beautiful ancient cultural and religious buildings and its university. The first documents ...
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Treviso
Close to Venice, Treviso is a city known for its commercial activities and its agricultural production, especially in wine and horticulture. The documents that attest to the Jewish presence are ...
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Piove di Sacco
Piove di Sacco was built in Roman times and fortified in the Middle Ages. The Jewish presence is attested by documents dated from the end of the 14th century. They concern the arrival of Jews who ...
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Este
Este is a very old town, which served as a military base and was rebuilt around a castle following a destruction. It reached its peak during the Venetian era. Documents dating from 1389 attest to ...
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Urbania
A relatively new town for the region, Urbania was built under the name of Casteldurante in the Middle Ages and then adopted its present name in memory of Pope Urban VIII. Documents dating from ...
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San Severino
San Severino is a Roman town with architectural traces of the different periods, especially the medieval and Renaissance ones. Administrative documents attest to a Jewish presence dating back to ...
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Recanati
Recanati is best known for being the birthplace of the poet Giacomo Leopardi, whose name is also very present on the monuments. In particular, Piazza Leopardi with its monument to the poet. The ...
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Osimo
The city of Osimo is a strategically important place and has been the victim of numerous conquests by regional powers over the years. This is evidenced by the very old buildings, churches and ...
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Monterubbiano
The town of Monterubbiano is situated at a high altitude and is very old, predating the Roman period. The medieval part of the town is still significant, as evidenced by its buildings, numerous ...
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Mondolfo
A medieval town, Mondolfo was famous for its castle built by the architect Francesco di Giorgio Martini, which was destroyed in the 19th century. The town was also an important economic and ...
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Mondavio
Mondavio is a very old town and was the main town of the diocese of Fano in the 14th century. Its castle, built at the end of the 15th century, testifies to Mondavio’s important place in ...
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Jesi
Jesi is an ancient Roman city, known for its medieval walled old town. Its squares, churches, and other buildings bear witness to the passage of time. The Jewish presence is mentioned in ...
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Fermo
Fermo is a very old city, built in pre-Roman times, probably 3000 years ago. Its many palaces, cultural and religious sites still bear witness to this antiquity. The first document mentioning the ...
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Castelleone di Suasa
Castelleone di Suasa, a very old town built on a hill with a Roman amphitheatre and many places of interest to archaeologists, welcomed Jews at the beginning of the 17th century. The main purpose ...
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Cagli
Cagli is also known for its theatre and, above all, its ancient printing works, one of the oldest in Italy, dating from 1475. The Jewish presence in Cagli dates back to the 14th century, as a ...
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Ascoli Piceno
The town still has many buildings showing architectural influences from many periods: Roman, medieval, renaissance, modern… The Jewish presence in Ascoli Piceno is attested since 1297 when ...
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Monte San Savino
Monte San Savino is a Roman town known for its medieval buildings, especially by the sculptor and architect Andrea Contucci, better known as Sansovino. The Jewish presence in Monte San Savino ...
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Udine
Udine is an ancient Roman city, later also known for its university, palaces and museums. The Jewish presence dates back to 1299. The community grew, but the first restrictive measures were ...
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Cormons
As a border town between Italy and Austria, Cormons has been home to Jews probably since the 16th century. In 1565, the Archduke Charles of Austria granted protection to the Jews of the region. ...