Severed Pig Heads Sent to Israeli Embassy, Jewish Synagogue in Rome
Over the last several months, news out of Europe regarding anti-Semitism has been very grave. In France, the anti-Semitic reverse Nazi salute known as the “quenelle” has become the rage, spreading into other European countries. Late last week, on Friday, several incidents took place in Rome that confirms the gradual rise of anti-Semitism in Europe. […]
Israel Implements Protective Measures for Holy Sites Against Earthquakes
As the tallest structure in the Old City of Jerusalem, the Tower of David is a famous and familiar symbol to residents and tourists who pass through Jerusalem’s Jaffa Gate. The ancient citadel compound contains at least 2,000 years’ worth of history dating back to the First Temple period. But the symbolic structure, among other […]
IAF Launches Largest International Military Exercise in Israel’s History
On Sunday, November 24, for the first time in Israel’s history, the Israel Air Force launched the “Blue Flag” training exercise – an international air force exercise with participation by the US, Italian and Greek air forces.
One In Four European Jews Afraid To Wear Jewish Symbols In Public
And the LORD thy God will put all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, that persecuted thee. (Deuteronomy 30:7) In a survey that polled 5,100 Jews in nine European countries, one quarter of respondents that they avoid visiting Jewish locations and wearing Jewish symbols in public due to fears of […]
Israeli and Italian Libraries To Collaborate To Digitize Jewish Texts
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God shall stand for ever. (Isaiah 40:8) Israel’s National Library, located on the campus of Hebrew University in Jerusalem, reached an agreement last week to produce high-definition images of one of the world’s premier collections of Judaic manuscripts, according to The Times of Israel. […]
Italian Sports Star Named Righteous Gentile Posthumously
I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. All the day long he dealeth graciously, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed. Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore. (Psalms 37:25-27) Gino Bartali, a well-known Italian sportsman and public […]
World’s Oldest Torah Scroll Found
A Torah scroll in Italy’s Bologna University, until now thought to date to the seventeenth century, has been revealed to be the oldest complete Torah scroll in the world. It was misdated by a librarian who studied it in 1889, in a note that was followed by a question mark, indicating even he was not […]
