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Jewish revival in Sicily Dormant for five centuries, Jewish life in Italy’s far south is stirring Jewish memories awaken in Sicily LIKE their co-religionists all over Europe, Italy’s Jews live with dreadful memories. Across the north of the country, communities suffered persecution under racial laws introduced by the fascist government …

Tucked away in the southeastern Sicilian city of Syracuse (or Siracusa in Italian), lies one of Europe’s least-known Jewish treasures. Down a charming, narrow street just a block or two away from the Mediterranean Sea, in the heart of the ancient Jewish quarter, sits the Alla Giudecca hotel. Inside the …