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Lessons from history: Florence hosts global seminar on antisemitism and resilience

Scholars and experts gather in Florence to address rising antisemitism and strategies for resilience.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prof. Milette Shamir, TAU’s Vice President for International Affairs.
Rare first edition of Machiavelli’s The Prince

Rare first edition of Machiavelli's 'The Prince' going up for auction

The Prince, represents Machievelli’s efforts to guide political action based on history’s lessons and his personal experience as a Florence foreign secretary.

|ByELLIE ESQUENAZI
The Italian flag waves over the Quirinal Palace in Rome, Italy May 30, 2018

'Palestinian children's blood is on your hands', hon. Israel consul in Florence told

The criticism of Carrai comes even as his hospital cares for Palestinian children. He tells TML how he plans to fight hate.

|ByFELICE FRIEDSON/THE MEDIA LINE
Tapestry "Christ's charge to Peter" designed by Renaissance artist Raphael is on display on a lower wall of the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican

Lost Jewish renaissance painter favored by the Medici discovered

The life and career of Jona Ostiglio also shed light on the relations between faith communities in 17th-century Florence.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Italian Jews launch crowdfunding campaign to save centuries-old books

Many of the books have survived Nazi raids and natural catastrophes. Some 2,000 of them are to be donated to those who pledge at least €200 to the campaign.

AUGUST 19, 2019
Books from the collection of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities.

Italian university dedicates garden to Jewish professor expelled in 1938

Enzo Bonaventura then emigrated to Jerusalem and was killed in one of the Arab attacks against the special convoys directed to Mount Scopus in 1948.

APRIL 15, 2019
A view of Jerusalem's Mount Scopus