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Pictures of the defaced memorial were spread widely on social media
December 2, 2025, 11:17 am
Pro-Palestinians desecrate memorial to 2-year old killed by Palestinian terrorists
A synagogue in Rome and a memorial outside to 2-year old Stefano Gaj Taché were graffitied with "free Palestine" and claims the perpetrators were 'anti-Zionist and anti-Fascist'
By Daniel Sugarman
JLE conference and gala, Rome, September 2025
October 1, 2025, 12:28 pm
JLE brings global leaders to Rome for landmark gala
'It is a mistake to recognise Palestine until Hamas is destroyed': Italian deputy PM tells guests at international event
By Michelle Rosenberg
Photo Credit - Courtesy of KKL-JNF
September 1, 2025, 9:49 pm
Swastika carved on the door of KKL-JNF offices in Rome
Incident comes as watchdog finds anti-Jewish hate crimes in Italy nearly doubled in 2024
By Michelle Rosenberg
Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Tel Aviv, March 13, 2023.(Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
May 16, 2025, 2:37 pm
Herzog to attend Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration in potential reset of Vatican-Israel ties
New pontiff reaffirms commitment to interfaith dialogue in letters to Jewish leaders
By Annabel Sinclair
Pope Leo XIV Pic: Vatican News
May 8, 2025, 7:19 pm
Israel’s President and Jewish leaders congratulate newly elected Pope Leo XIV
Isaac Herzog looks forward to 'strengthening the friendship between Jews and Christians"
By Michelle Rosenberg
Italian School of Rome
September 17, 2024, 5:28 pm
Yael and Lauder Foundations partner to support Jewish education across Europe
'Project of the century': philanthropists will invest £11.8 million to renovate and expand 100-year old Jewish school in Rome
By Michelle Rosenberg
Tonnarelli Cacio e Pepe and the Great Synagogue in Rome, completed in 1904
March 21, 2024, 6:49 pm
Eat, pray, learn: trip to Jewish Rome includes a distinctive seder and an expert guide
From street food in the ghetto to fascinating green spaces and a historic synagogue, the city overflows with interesting things to see and to nosh
By Beatrice Sayers
Documents on the pontificate of Pope Pius XII are seen at the Vatican Secret Archives in Vatican City, Vatican, February 27, 2020. The Vatican Apostolic Library opened the Holy See’s wartime archives on the pontificate of Pope Pius XII between the years 1939 to 1958. (Franco Origlia/Getty Images)
September 8, 2023, 9:28 am
Newly-discovered document lists 3,000 Jews the Catholic Church sheltered from Nazis
Jewish historian of the Vatican urges caution as the papers have not yet been released to the public for closer inspection
By Andrew Lapin (JTA)
The unveiling of 16 marbles detailing the names of Libyan Jews in the Jewish section of the Prima Porta Cemetery in Rome
December 7, 2022, 1:05 pm
‘It brings closure, when your loved ones have no grave’
Marbled plaques listing Libyan Jews unveiled in Rome five decades after Qaddafi bulldozed the country's Jewish cemeteries
By Jewish News Reporter
A view of the casket draped in a Nazi flag in Rome, Jan. 11, 2022. (Screenshot from Open)
January 16, 2022, 9:00 am
Casket draped in Nazi swastika flag at church funeral sparks outrage in Rome
The Roman Catholic Church strongly condemned the incident, with the Vicariate of Rome describing the incident as “serious, offensive, and unacceptable.”
By JTA
The square dome of the Great Synagogue emerging over Rome's skyline. (Wikipedia/Author Dguendel/Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode)
March 13, 2020, 3:43 pm
Rome’s community: ‘Virus lockdown worst situation since Second World War’
Italian Jewish leaders say the community is in 'state of complete uncertainty' as the country uses sweeping measures to get a hold on the infection
By JTA
Pope Francis
November 14, 2019, 12:07 pm
Pope Francis warns of ‘rebirth’ of antisemitism in unscripted remarks
'The habit of persecuting the Jews, brothers and sisters, is here reborn. This is neither human nor Christian,' Pope Francis said
By JTA
Massed Choir singing Hevenu Shalom Aleichem at the Gala Concert of the European Association of Jewish Choirs Festival in Ferrara (Source: European Association of Jewish Choirs Facebook page)
July 12, 2019, 9:53 am
European Jewish Choirs on song in Italy
The Zemel Choir from London competes alongside entries from across the continent at the European Jewish Choir Festival.
By Jenni Frazer
Remains of the AMIA after the AMIA bombing in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
June 6, 2019, 1:15 pm
Argentina embassies in 20 cities to mark 25 years since Jewish Centre bombing
South American country's diplomatic missions in cities such as London, New York, Tel Aviv and Geneva to mark 1994 blast which killed 85 and injured more than 300
By JTA
Lesley Joseph with Les Dennis, who also took part in Pilgrimage: The Road To Rome. Credit: Simona Sborchia
April 4, 2019, 11:19 am
Lesley Joseph: ‘I blessed the Pope – just like any good Jewish girl would do!’
The Birds Of A Feather actress reveals how a 600-mile pilgrimage to Rome inspired her to think more about her own beliefs, ahead of Pilgrimage: The Road To Rome on BBC2
By Francine Wolfisz
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