April 27-28-29 | AMERICORDOItaly, Exile, and the New World
04/27 > JCC of Manhattan | 7 pmJournalist Gianna Pontecorboli discusses her research on the Italian Jewish exiles in New York between 1938 and 1945.
04/28 > Italian Cultural Institute | 7 pm Revisiting Italy with Franco Modigliani. Renato Camurri (University of Verona) presents a newly published collection of articles by Franco Modigliani.
04/29 > Italian Academy at Columbia University | 9 am - 5 pm
Centro Primo Levi and The European Institute at Columbia University, under the auspices of the Consulate General of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute.
Opening remarks Ambassador Richard Gardner and Ira Jolles. Speakers: Victoria De Grazia, John Davis, Renato Camurri, Fraser Ottanelli, Annalisa Capristo. Paola Mieli, Andrew Viterbi, George Sacerdoti, Manuela Yona Paul, Eva Yona Deykin, Guido Calabresi, Vivian Treves, John Tedeschi, Sandro Gerbi, Alexander Stille, Gianna Pontecorboli, Claude Ghez.
In the annals of the Jewish and Italian communities in America there is little mention, if any, of Italian Jews.
Indeed, with hardly any major figures in the 19th century and fewer than two thousand individuals forced to emigrate in 1938 by the Fascist racial laws, the arrival of Italian Jews in the New World is not a phenomenon that allows a general study. Since the late 1990s, however, many memoirs have been written, and a story that does not quite fit any categorization has begun to emerge. | Full program
April 15 | Secular, Modern, and Sacred
Biblical Images and Secular Representations: The Performance of Antiquity in Contemporary Israeli Culture
6:30 pm | Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th Street. NYC
Yael Zerubavel, Rutgers University
The Bible contributed to the shaping of Israeli national identity and culture during its formative years and the early decades following the foundation of the state. Biblical images, symbols and themes were reinterpreted, secularized, and transformed in Israeli official iconography, literature, art, and popular culture. The discussion of the changing attitudes toward the Bible provides a distinct lens to understanding major trends within contemporary Israeli culture. Read
Biblical Images and Secular Representations: The Performance of Antiquity in Contemporary Israeli Culture
6:30 pm | Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th Street. NYC
Yael Zerubavel, Rutgers University
The Bible contributed to the shaping of Israeli national identity and culture during its formative years and the early decades following the foundation of the state. Biblical images, symbols and themes were reinterpreted, secularized, and transformed in Israeli official iconography, literature, art, and popular culture. The discussion of the changing attitudes toward the Bible provides a distinct lens to understanding major trends within contemporary Israeli culture. Read
April 26 | Evelina Meghnagi in a Rare Appearance at the Italian Cultural Institute 7:00 pm | Italian Cultural Institute, 686 Park Avenue
In the intimate salon setting of the Italian Cultural Institute Ms. Meghnagi will present a fascinating mix of languages and music, melodies and rhythms from archaic and contemporary worlds.
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In the intimate salon setting of the Italian Cultural Institute Ms. Meghnagi will present a fascinating mix of languages and music, melodies and rhythms from archaic and contemporary worlds.
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