Fifty years have passed since the attack at the Munich Olympics in 1972: the sporting event turned into a massacre - both physical and in the media - of the athletes of the Israeli delegation. A tragedy that took place in the light of day, under the eyes of the world. A combination of the ghosts of the past of…
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Donato Di Veroli, the last Roman Jew who survived the Shoah. “He testified at the trial against Bosshammer in Berlin” - Interview with Marcello Pezzetti
“He was good and mild-mannered, that was his strength”. Thus the historian Marcello Pezzetti comments on the death of Donato Di Veroli, the last of the Roman Jews who survived the Shoah and the hell of the Nazi extermination camps, who has died at the age of 98 in Rome. Few people know the story of Di Veroli, who was…
B’nai B’rith International Meets with Pope Francis
This morning, the B’nai B’rith International delegation led by its President, Seth J. Riklin and its CEO, Daniel S. Mariaschin, has met with Pope Francis at the Holy See. Pope Francis declared that “helping the vulnerable, and those in need is the most tangible way to promote human fraternity”, which are among the key guiding principles of B’nai B’rith International. In…
B’nai B’rith International Meets with Pope Francis
This morning, the B’nai B’rith International delegation led by its President, Seth J. Riklin and its CEO, Daniel S. Mariaschin, has met with Pope Francis at the Holy See. Pope Francis declared that “helping the vulnerable, and those in need is the most tangible way to promote human fraternity”, which are among the key guiding principles of B’nai B’rith International. In…
A life for Israel. Hanna Sereni 1926-2022
Hanna Sereni, daughter of Ada Ascarelli and Enzo Sereni, passed away at her home in Tel Aviv on March 12, 2022. Hanna was born on July 4, 1926 to young Enzo and Ada, who had already made their mind to immigrate to Palestine. The young couple arrived to Palestine in early 1927 to get organized, while Hanna stayed in Rome…
A life for Israel. Hanna Sereni 1926-2022
Hanna Sereni, daughter of Ada Ascarelli and Enzo Sereni, passed away at her home in Tel Aviv on March 12, 2022. Hanna was born on July 4, 1926 to young Enzo and Ada, who had already made their mind to immigrate to Palestine. The young couple arrived to Palestine in early 1927 to get organized, while Hanna stayed in Rome…
A life for Israel. Hanna Sereni 1926-2022
Hanna Sereni, daughter of Ada Ascarelli and Enzo Sereni, passed away at her home in Tel Aviv on March 12, 2022. Hanna was born on July 4, 1926 to young Enzo and Ada, who had already made their mind to immigrate to Palestine. The young couple arrived to Palestine in early 1927 to get organized, while Hanna stayed in Rome…
“We Jews of Kiev pray and ask for help”- Interview to Rabbi Jonathan Markowitz
For days world leaders have been meeting in order to find a solution to the threat of an invasion of Ukraine, that has been up to now officially denied by Russia and President Vladimir Putin. According to the Law of the Return, approximately 75.000 Ukrainian Jewish citizens are eligible for Israeli citizenship, and it seems that Israel has already arranged an…
“We Jews of Kiev pray and ask for help”- Interview to Rabbi Jonathan Markowitz
For days world leaders have been meeting in order to find a solution to the threat of an invasion of Ukraine, that has been up to now officially denied by Russia and President Vladimir Putin. According to the Law of the Return, approximately 75.000 Ukrainian Jewish citizens are eligible for Israeli citizenship, and it seems that Israel has already arranged an…
“We Jews of Kiev pray and ask for help”- Interview to Rabbi Jonathan Markowitz
For days world leaders have been meeting in order to find a solution to the threat of an invasion of Ukraine, that has been up to now officially denied by Russia and President Vladimir Putin. According to the Law of the Return, approximately 75.000 Ukrainian Jewish citizens are eligible for Israeli citizenship, and it seems that Israel has already arranged an…