"The Garden of the Finzi-Continis," an opera adaptation of Giorgio Bassani's book and Vittorio De Sica's film, has finally premiered after a long and difficult journey.

This text discusses the experiences of Italian Jewish writers during the years between Mussolini's rise to power in 1922 and the defeat of Fascism and the Nazis in 1945.

In this article, the focus is on Alessandro Manzoni's novel "The Betrothed," set during the plague in Milan in 1630, and its impact on various Jewish Italian writers such as Natalia Ginzburg, Giorgio Bassani, and Primo Levi.

Italian Jewish minestrone soup holds a special place alongside traditional Jewish chicken soup as a comforting dish.

The text discusses various perspectives and viewpoints on different literary works and their influences.

Giorgio Bassani's "Memory Garden" centers around his novel "The Novel of Ferrara," a reflection on the Italian Jews' fate during Mussolini's rule and the Holocaust.