From the Continent to the Promised Land: Aliya Bet from Italy to Israel, 1945-1948

Until 25 February 2022 The conference is accompanied by a guided tour of the Jewish Museum of Lecce with Fiammetta Martegani (Curator of the exhibition with Rachel Bonfil) and Fabrizio Lelli (Professor of Hebrew Language and Literature, University of Salento and Director of the Jewish Museum of Lecce). Palazzo Taurino Via Umberto I n° 9 – 73100 Lecce (LE) +39 0832 247016 ...

Garden of the Righteous

92100 Agrigento

Contemporary Center of Jewish Documentation

Via Eupili, 8, 20145 Milano https://www.cdec.it/

Jewish cemetery of Soragna

Via Cimitero Israelitico, 43019, Soragna

Jewish cemetery of Modena

Strada Cimitero San Cataldo, Modena Cemetery Office: +39 059 334103

Ghetto of Modena

Via Blasia, Modena

Jewish cemetery of Canalina

Via della Canalina, 2, 42123 Reggio Emilia RE

Synagogue of Reggio Emilia

Via dell’Aquila, 3, 42121 Reggio Emilia RE

Palazzo Carmi

Corso Benedetto Cairoli, 42121 Reggio Emilia RE Tel : + 39 0522 451328

Biblioteca Classense

Via Alfredo Baccarini, 3, 48121 Ravenna RA Tel : + 39 0544 482112 Home

Ghetto of Cento

Via Provenzali, Cento

Reggio Emilia

Italy > Emilia-Romagna

The Jewish presence in Reggio Emilia probably dates from the beginning of the 15th century. They benefited from the rather welcoming attitude of the local authorities. As the Duchies of Modena and Reggio remained independent when the Church took possession of the Duchy of Ferrara at the end of the 16th century, the Jews lived relatively free. The ghetto was created quite late, in 1669. The ...

Travelling exhibitions

The Jewish Museum of Bologna makes some of the exhibitions organised over the years available to museums, cultural institutions, schools, libraries, synagogues and other public places. In some cases, catalogues are available. Through the Museum Library, it will also be possible to receive bibliographic information for possible research leads. Information on the contents, technical notes, loan ...

Catacombs of Sant’Antioco

Piazza de la Juharia, Alghero

St Gregorio della Sinagoga church

Sardinia

Umbria

Jewish cemetery of San Daniele

33038 San Daniele del Friuli

Jewish cemetery of Genoa

Piazzale Giovanni Battista Resasco, Genoa

Synagogue of Genoa

Via Giovanni Bertora, Genoa

San Daniele del Friuli

Italy > Friuli Venezia Giulia

Administrative documents attesting to the Jewish presence since at least the 16th century. Texts referring to Jewish bankers and doctors working in the city. Over time, these professions diversified, particularly in agriculture, silkworm cultivation and crafts. A synagogue was inaugurated in 1731. And four years later, the Jewish community bought land to place a . Among the personalities ...

Aquileia

Italy > Friuli Venezia Giulia

The Jewish presence in this city is attested since at least the 1st century BC on the epitaph concerning one of its inhabitants. Archaeological excavations carried out in the region have made it possible to find traces of Hebrew characters in buildings, mainly churches. Nevertheless, despite such characters appearing in many churches, it could not be established whether it was previously a ...

Friuli Venezia Giulia

Genoa

Italy > Liguria

The Genoese Jewish presence seems to date back to at least the 6th century, when Theodoric authorized the community to renovate a synagogue there, which was destroyed during actions by hostile locals. This presence was very limited in the Middle Ages, Benjamin of Tudela only noted the presence of two Jews, dyers from North Africa. In the turn of the Spanish Inquisition, Jews were allowed to ...

Liguria

Cemetery of Benevento

Via del Cimitero, 82100 Benevento

Benevento

Italy > Campania

It seems that the Jewish presence in Benevento dates back to at least the 5th century. A yeshiva was established there in the 11th century by Hananeel ben Paltiel, a member of the family of the liturgical poet Ahimaatz ben Paltiel. Benjamin de Tudèle noted there the presence of 200 Jewish families. Which did not undergo the same expulsions from the Kingdom of Naples as the other communities, ...

Amalfi

Italy > Campania

The first traces of the Jewish presence in Amalfi date back to the 10th century. Letters found in the genizah of Cairo attest to this in particular. This small community worked mainly in clothing and silk in particular. An international trade with exchanges in Egypt, hence the indications of these letters. Benjamin de Tudèle mentions there the presence of about twenty families in 1159, ...

Campania