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May 20:
Scola Nova Italiana
The itinerant Italian Synagogue in New York and the Jewish Community of Rome celebrate Qabbalat Shabbat on May 20th with Rav Alberto Funaro and Rav Umberto Piperno.
The event is generously hosted by Mr. Peter Kalikow.
Centro Primo Levi Thanks:
Viterbi Family Foundation,Cahnman Foundation, Peter S. Kalikow, Claude Ghez. Travel for our programs is provided by Alitalia USA.
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Roman Holiday | The Jewish Week
By George Robinson
The Choir of the Tempio Maggiore of Rome will make its American debut on Sunday, May 22 at 2:30 p.m. at the Museum of Jewish Heritage (36 Battery Place). The event is presented by the museum and the Centro Primo Levi for Italian Studies at the Center for Jewish History, as part of the "Divinamente NYC Festival," sponsored by the Italian Ministry of Culture "to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Unification of Italy and to facilitate understanding among peoples." For information, call (646) 437-4200 or go to www.mjhnyc.org.
When it was home to the greatest empire the world had yet known, it was said that all roads led to Rome. To build that empire meant sending the city's sons across much of the known world, yet at least one group remained there unmoved, despite a history of (not always voluntary) wandering.
As Claudio Procaccia, the head of that community's historical archive points out in a recent e-mail, "Roman Jews are the only Jews today who have lived in the same place uninterruptedly for over 22 centuries." In that hefty span of time, the Jews of Rome have erected a cultural edifice that includes many elements, not the least of them its music, and it is the music that messengers of the community bring to New York in the person of the Choir of the Tempio Maggiore (Great Synagogue of Rome), which will make its U.S. debut Sunday.
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May 18 | Divinamente NYC
Italian Cultural Institute
686 Park Avenue at 68th Street
Wednesday, May 18 at 6:00 pm Admission: Free. Reception to follow. For information about the festival visit: www.divinamente.info
Divinamente NYC Festival directed by Pamela Villoresi opens today marking the 150th Anniversary of the Unification of Italy with four different performances in New York.
At the Italian Cultural Institute, a panel of guests from different fields explores the meaning of "home," "exile," and "sacred space".
Pamela Villoresi, a renowned Italian actress and cultural personality, conceived and founded the Festival in the interest of creating a platform where the public can discover the common and universal language of the arts through that which is spiritual and sacred in each of them.
In her words: "The country that we celebrate is not only the one steeped in the past, but also the country we dream of for the future, a work in progress inspired by the ideas of diversity, solidarity and community."
Speakers: Pamela Villoresi (actress) Peter Mushi (Saint Cecilia's Parish)
Annie Rawlings, (Prepare New York)
Oner Ayan, (Equities Artio Global Investors)
Bonnie Roche-Bronfman, (Architect and Designer)
Tenzing Rigdol, (Artist) |
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