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The family returns Moskat

November 13, 2010 Jewish Matters
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'A wonderful world, a beautiful and terrible world to Isaac Bashevis Singer, God bless him! We do not know where to start, you do not know whether to sing, dance or scream. "So wrote Henry Miller in the preface of Gimpel the Fool, the story far more well-known writer-jew Polish naturalized American, published by Longanesi for [...]

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Kebab, Hummus, Gefilte Fish and Bon Appetit!

June 6, 2010 Jewish Matters
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Violence, hatred, partisanship, osilità and resentment: when the voltage becomes high, as in these days in the Middle East, could be the food to brighten the spirits, good for everyone and that everyone has (or should have) the right. Primary source of nourishment, the food - unless it becomes subject to manipulation - [...]

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New Israeli cinema in Milan and Jewish Book Festival in Ferrara Italy

April 17, 2010 Jewish Matters
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From 17 to 29 April 2010, the CDEC Foundation in collaboration with the Italian Film Archive Foundation, presents the third edition of the festival "New Israeli Cinema," by selecting Pitigliani Kolno'a Festival. Israeli cinema has a history of short and intense. Since the founding of the State much has changed after the first tentative steps [...]

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Lunch with Jonathan Safran Foer. Whole story of "Elle" from now on newsstands in May

April 16, 2010 Books
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The appointment was at 13.15 at Joia in Milan, an elegant vegetarian restaurant. I was late because of my scooter and as usual he started to do the tantrums. I had read his book on animals destined to end up on our tables and I had promised to defend my point of view [...]

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Happy Passover + Happy Easter

March 26, 2010 Jewish Matters
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The term Pesach appears in the Torah. " God announces to the people of Israel enslaved in Egypt, he will deliver him, he says: "On this night I will pass through Egypt and strike down every firstborn Egyptian to death, both among people and between the cattle" However, orders to the people of Israel to mark the doorposts [...]

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The Jews in the camp Fossoli

March 26, 2010 Jewish Matters
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There were 2,844 Jews in transit camp at Fossoli. After being persecuted, hunted down and driven out, were finally arrested by order of an unjust government which they had already planned for the future: the Final Solution. Prepared by the Italians in 1942 as a camp for prisoners of war, was extended by the Republic [...]

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Rabbis and kosher ice cream flavors in Paradise

March 15, 2010 Jewish Matters
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News for lovers of kosher food, for all lovers of healthy diet and for those nostalgic of yiddishkeit (my grandmother's time) as I am. (Zisele is a wonderful name). He opens it to Jerusalem "Zisele", the new kosher ice cream * private - only flaw - a strictly ultra-Orthodox public for [...]

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Purim and the tenth man for a Minjan (Minyan) מנין

February 27, 2010 Jewish Matters
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Yesterday I bumped into an old school friend - David - who moved to Canada some time ago. I have not seen him for twenty years. Passing through Italy on business, I ran into him as he wandered in the fashion district in Milan to watch for trends [...]

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Berlu Rabbi, Israel and the EU ...

February 3, 2010 Italy
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NEW CONFLICT ISRAEL - PALESTINE Today's Question To be or not to be TO BE OR WHAT What do you think about Italian Prime Minister? Better ultra-orthodox Rabbi Berlu? Or better Berlu Palestinian Arab-Araf? Or better in love with Gaddafi? This is the big big big question ... Leave comments ...

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The crux of Pius XII remains

January 18, 2010 Jewish Matters
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Climate formally positive after yesterday's visit of Benedict XVI in the Synagogue. Faces involved and moved by the "good speech" that the Pope has expressed a willingness to dialogue between Jews and Christians even more true and deep. In fact the crux of Pius XII remains. The silence of Pope Pacelli in front of [...]

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Ratzinger and the Synagogue

January 17, 2010 Jewish Matters
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This afternoon, Benedict XVI will visit the synagogue in Rome at the invitation of the Jewish community of Rome. A major event on which the world spotlight. We'll see if the Pope will take the opportunity to ease tensions in recent days not only among the "Elder Brothers" and the Vatican but also with [...]

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