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0 Antisemitism Politics

Pro-Palestinian activists force Milan Jewish group out of parade marking end of WWII in Italy

Shira Bartov in Forward · 28 Apr

During a parade in Milan marking Italy's Liberation Day, pro-Palestinian activists forced a Jewish group, commemorating the WWII-era Jewish Brigade, to leave after a contentious encounter.

0 Antisemitism History

Pro-Palestinian activists force Milan Jewish group out of parade marking end of WWII in Italy

Shira Li Bartov in JTA · 27 Apr

Pro-Palestinian activists disrupted a parade commemorating Italy's Liberation Day in Milan, resulting in the removal of Jewish groups from the procession.

0 Communities History

Milan’s Jewish Past, Present—and Olympic Future

Hilary Danailova in Hadassah · 6 Jan

Milan, Italy, a city known for its architectural grandeur and rich cultural history, is also home to a vibrant Jewish community with a presence dating back to Roman times.

0 Art Holocaust

A mural of the Simpsons as Holocaust victims should be offensive. It’s actually a stroke of genius

Fredric Brandfon in Forward · 7 Mar 2024

Artist aleXsandro Palombo created a controversial mural in Milan depicting characters from The Simpsons as Holocaust victims, with one panel showing them wearing yellow stars and another portraying them at Auschwitz.

0 Sports Israel

S4E12 - AJ Edelman revived Israel's forgotten bobsled team. His next goal? The 2026 Olympics

Menschwarmers · 17 Aug 2023

AJ Edelman, an American-born Orthodox athlete, overcame obstacles to represent Israel in skeleton bobsled at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics.

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‘The Betrothed,’ a Novel of the Plague in Milan

Fredric Brandfon in Tablet · 3 Apr 2020

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.