"Italian Jews were…often expelled from one state and relocated in another one," Guetta writes in her introduction. "But this forced mobility allowed for the expansion, rather than the decline, of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Elizabeth Karmel cooks and writes about food drink and travel. This year, September 6 is both Labor Day Monday and is the ...

Jewish people have lived in Italy for thousands of years, but their contributions to Italian cuisine aren’t well known. Benedetta Jasmine Guetta, author of “Cooking Alla Giudia: A Celebration of the ...

Riding a wave of tabloid notoriety after winning his highly publicized defamation lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard, Johnny Depp is planning to direct a biopic about a different troubled figure: the ...

For more than 5000 years, Jewish families have made their homes in Italy. Though Jewish contributions to Italian cuisine are perhaps not widely known or understood, Los Angeles chef Steve Samson hopes ...

In a town with 17 Starbucks it’s easy to forget the sense of community that pours out of an independent coffee shop. Fortunately for Mid-City residents there’s a new java joint in town, Café Lovi, ...

Festivus is on December 23, so the Internet can take a break from asking whether Die Hard is a Christmas movie to wonder whether the Seinfeld‘s Costanza family is Jewish or Italian. It really is the ...

When Italy’s first national Jewish newspaper launches this month, Italy will get what few Jewish communities around the world offer: a Jewish newspaper geared toward non-Jews. Sponsored by the Union ...

The Italya Books project is cataloging rare and valuable texts scattered across Italy. MANTUA, Italy (JTA) — A new initiative aims to digitize some 35,000 Jewish texts sitting in the hands of 14 ...

President of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities Noemi Di Segni speaks during the Presentation of the initiatives for Holocaust Remembrance Day at the Chigi Palace, in Rome, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024 ...

Amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis in Italy, which has brought the country to a virtual standstill, prominent Jewish organizations continue to engage the Jewish community there. Chairman of the ...