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Italian Jewish Singers

Italian Jewish Singers

by | May 22, 2012 | jewish and secular

Dalida` an Italian Jewish Singer – As a “Bat Anousim” she was “I nostri”  – “one of us.” Although she was born Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti, when it came time to select a stage name, she chose “Dalida`” from the Hebrew for “delight.” And, as Dalida` she...
Ferramonti

Ferramonti

by | Mar 2, 2018 | jewish and secular, Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur

Ferramonti Internment Camp The story of the Ferramonti Internment Camp is a story of Jewish survival thanks to the efforts of Italian soldiers and impoverished Italian villagers who worked together to save nearly 4,000 Jews. Located in the province of Cosenza on the...
Back to School in Italy

Back to School in Italy

by | Sep 20, 2016 | jewish and secular

It’s back to school in Bella Italia with school bells ringing (literally) in Serrastretta, my tiny village in the mountains of Calabria. Children in many of our mountain communities will attend classes from 8:00 am until 4:30 pm, six days a week, Saturdays included!...
Italian Graduation Day

Italian Graduation Day

by | Jun 8, 2015 | jewish and secular

Even by American standards Antonio Talarico is tall. Standing at well over six feet,  Italian-born Antonio, now twenty-five years old, was the tallest in his graduating class at the Universita’ di Magna Grecia, the only institute of higher learning in Calabria, Italy,...