 Newsletter Subtitle
|
MOKED: ITALIAN JEWISH NEWSWIRE
|
Read the latest news, take part in the forum, enjoy Italian...
|
CPL AROUND TOWN
|
MUSIC AGAINST FASCISM: THE CASE OF TOSCANINIJanuary 21 at 8 pmItalian Academy at Columbia University moreA theatrical concert based on the letters of Arturo Toscanini with music by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Guido Alberto Fano, Aldo Finzi, Giuseppe Verdi, Wagner and George Gershwin. Arturo Toscanini (1867-1957), the most celebrated conductor in history, was admired for his opposition to Fascism and Nazism. His clashes with Mussolini and Hitler and his trips to Palestine to conduct the orchestra made up of Jewish refugees from Europe showed the world that artists can raise their voices against totalitarianism.
|
MEMORIA: JANUARY 27
|
MEMORY LINKS
Giorno della Memoria, UCEI
Resources/Shoah in Italy
Documents on YouTube
The Racial Laws
Programs in New York
INTELLECTUALS AND THE RACIAL LAWS
Article by Annalisa Capristo
When,
in 1938, the Fascist government passed the anti-Semitic Racial Laws and
the Jews were banned from the Italian society and cultural life, the
prevalent reaction among Italian intellectuals was of silent
acquiescence. Read more.
|
SAVE THE DATE
|
Divinamente New York....
A Festival of Spirituality
On February 25 don't miss the only NY appearance of Moni Ovadia in "Kavanah" a theatrical concert with the Arké String Quartet.
Divinamente New York follows Divinamente Roma curated by renowned Italian actress Pamela Villoresi and explores on stage spirituality and the cultures of the world. Seven performances will take place between February 21 and 27 at the Center for Jewish History, the Asia Society, LaMaMa Theater, and the Angel Orensanz Foundation for the Arts.
|
|
|
The public program at Centro Primo Levi is made possible in part by the generous contribution of the Cahnman Foundation
in memory of Italian scientist and philantropist Gisella Levi.
|
|
JANUARY 22 AT 6 pm
ISTVAN FARKAS: AN INTRODUCTION
In collaboration with Yeshiva University Museum and the American Friends of the Farkas Foundation.
The program is held at the Center for Jewish History.
The Art and Life of István Farkas (1887-1944).
A multimedia presentation by Éva Forgács, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena
A
modernist of the École de Paris, whose elusive landscapes fascinated
writers and painters alike, in 1932 Farkas returned to his native
Hungary where his mysterious works ultimately presaged his own death at
Auschwitz. The art and personality of István Farkas have captured the
imagination of Nobel Laureate Imre Kertész who homaged the artists in
his poetic prose The Farkas Villa.
Admission: free
Reservations: rsvp@primolevicenter.org
|
JANUARY 27: GIORNO DELLA MEMORIA
MEMORY, CIVIL SOCIETY AND EXILE
On
January 27, 1945 the Soviet army entered and liberated Auschwitz.
Europe and the United Nations have chosen this day to commemorate the
victims of the Shoah, resist racial discrimination and denounce the
collaborationism and indifference that allows crimes against humanity.
January 27 | 9 am to 4 pm
Consulate General of Italy, Park Av./68 St.
Reading of the names of the Jews deported from Italy and the Italian territories. Participate in the reading.
January 27 | 6 pm
Center for Jewish History, 15 W 16 St.
Film screening and conversation.
Quella Pagina Strappata by Daniel Toaff, 1988. Courtesy of RAI Teche and RAI International, Istituto Luce. W/English subtitles. US premiere of a rarely seen documentary that gives a thorough account of the promulgation of the anti-Jewish legislation and investigates the way in which Italians of today remember this infamous chapter of their history.
Andrea Fiano (CPL) interviews Rabbi Jack Bemporad
on the Racial Laws, the indifference and collaboration that allowed
their promulgation in 1938, their consequences on the Italian society,
and the turn they represented in the lives of Italian Jews.
RSVP: memoria@primolevicenter.org
A series of programs will be held at the Italian Cultural Institute, Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimň, Italian Academy at Columbia University, John D. Calandra Institute for Italian American Studies. See ful calendar.
|
About
Inspired by the humanistic legacy of writer and chemist Primo Levi, who survived Auschwitz and defined the place of memory in modern societies, Centro Primo Levi is dedicated to studying the history and culture of Italian Jewry, sharing beyond linguistic borders its current ferments and future perspectives.
With twenty-two centuries of history and a unique tradition of communal diversity, tolerance and integration, the Italian Jewish community is today considered one of the most vital minorities in Europe.Through cooperative policies, programs, networking, grant-making, and publishing, CPL helps individuals and institutions coordinate goals, optimize resources, and ensure that the historical heritage and contemporary ideas of Italian Judaism are accessible in English language through a unified portal. Operating under the auspices of the Consulate General of Italy and in close collaboration with the Italian Association for Jewish Studies and the Union of the Italian Jewish Communities, CPL partners with research institutions in Italy, Israel, and the US.
The Center for Jewish History is one of the great public Jewish historical and cultural institutions in the world having achieved recognition as a venue of unrivaled historical documentation and scholarship, imaginative exhibitions of art and artifacts, and vital public dialogue.
|
|
|
