International Holocaust Remembrance Day: Kaztir’s documentary screened in Abu Dhabi

On 27 January, the Italian Embassy in the United Arab Emirates and the Italian Cultural Institute in Abu Dhabi commemorated the International Holocaust Remembrance Day with a joint initiative, organised – for the first time – in conjunction with Dubai’s “Crossroads of Civilizations Museum,” which has been hosting, since last year, “We Remember,” the first […]

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Italy, Torre del Greco supports Tanzanian Albinos

In the framework of the Italian and Tanzanian civil society relations, Ambassador Marco Lombardi joined today the ceremony of delivery of spectacles and sunglasses to the Tanzania   Albinism Society from Italy, Torre del Greco, Ottica di MarioGiordano and Alfonso Vitiello of D’Elia Company. Lombardi, in underling the importance of “People-to-People” relations between Italy and Tanzania, […]

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US-Europe Joint Statement on Afghanistan

Special Representatives and Special Envoys of the European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States met in Oslo on 24 January 2022 to discuss the situation in Afghanistan, including sessions with representatives of the Taliban and civil society actors. The Special Envoys and Special Representatives: Focused on the urgency in […]

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Granarolo Group expands its distribution network in the US thanks to SIMEST Venture Capital Fund

Granarolo Group, a leading company in the dairy industry, shall further expand its market share in North America by acquiring both productive and commercial companies. The transaction was also made possible thanks to the public contribution provided by the Venture Capital Fund (Fondo Venture Capital – FVC), an instrument managed by SIMEST in agreement with […]

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International Holocaust Remembrance Day: webinar on Sephardic communities in Lisbon

To commemorate the victims of the Holocaust, the Italian Embassy in Lisbon has organized a multidisciplinary online meeting (16:00 – 17:00 CET) entitled “For a collective memory: Sephardic communities in Italy between the Diaspora and the Shoah.” The event, which is taking place today, 27 January, is organized in partnership with the Chair of Sephardic […]

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International Holocaust Remembrance Day: Shabbat Shalom online concert in Istanbul

“Shabbat Shalom”, an online concert of the duo Delilah Gutman and Refael Negri, will be held today, 27 January, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, following an initiative of the Italian Cultural Institute in Istanbul and CIDIM (Italian National Committee of Music). “Shabbat Shalom” explores, through the lyrics and tradition of Yemenite, Sephardic and Klezmer songs from […]

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International Holocaust Remembrance Day: an interview with Dacia Maraini in Detroit

The Consulate of Italy in Detroit and the Dante Alighieri Society of Michigan commemorated the International Holocaust Remembrance Day with two screenings: an interview with writer Dacia Maraini, who shared her experience in a concentration camp, and the movie “Un cielo stellato sopra il ghetto di Roma” [A Starry Sky above the Roman Ghetto], directed […]

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International Holocaust Remembrance Day: commemoration ceremony held in Park Avenue, New York

On the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Italy’s Consulate General in New York hosted the traditional ceremony – organised alongside Centro Primo Levi – during which the names of the Italian deportees are read out. This year too the event was held on the sidewalk of Park Avenue, just outside the Consulate and […]

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Remembrance Day: Tokyo hosts a concert and a film screening

The Italian Cultural Institute in Tokyo celebrated Holocaust Remembrance Day with a concert and the screening of the film ‘’1938. Quando scoprimmo di non essere più italiani’’, by director Pietro Suber. The concert is a journey into the Klezmer music culture and Yiddish songs, a genre that vaunts a four-century-old history and having travelled through […]

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International Holocaust Remembrance Day

On the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation joins the international community in remembrance of the victims of the Shoah, the most tragic chapter in the history of Europe. As Chair of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers, Italy reiterates its steadfast commitment to fighting […]

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Sereni on Africa: healthcare and vaccine aid Italy’s top priority

Today, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation attended the Salute e Sviluppo: l’impegno per l’Africa meeting at the Farnesina. Organised by NGOs Amref Health Africa – Italia and Codeway, the meeting centred on the findings of an Ipsos survey carried out on behalf of Amref Italia, titled La narrazione sull’Africa (The Africa Narrative). […]

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International Holocaust Remembrance Day: Stranger and the influence of Primo Levi

The Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Oslo presents Simon Stranger’s book ‘’Leksikon om lys og mørke – Il solo modo per dirsi addio’’ to mark the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The book narrates the story of a Jewish family, who after the war decided to move into the house of Nazi Henry Rinnan, where he […]

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