Tag Archives: Calabria

    El Prof. Vincenzo Villella ha publicado su nuevo libro, «Ebrei di Calabria», Los judíos de Calabria. Este nuevo libro amplía el volumen definitivo de Villella sobre los judíos de Calabria, publicado hace 10 años. Durante este tiempo, Villella ha estudiado innumerables comunidades pequeñas en Calabria y, como resultado, …

Roque Pugliese and Ivana Pezzoli getting married at the Bova Marina Synagogue in Calabria, Italy on June 4, 2019. (Photo courtesy of Shavei Israel) (JTA) — An Italian couple whose ancestors were forced to hide their faith got married atop the ruins of an ancient synagogue, giving the site its …

Many of the Italians living in Calabria (Southern Italy) have Jewish roots going back to the Inquisition. When an American rabbi of Italian descent, Barbara Aiello, returns to her ancestral village in Calabria to encourage the locals to discover their Jewish heritage, not everyone (Jews and Christians) welcomes her. This …