{"id":19755,"date":"2026-03-30T11:03:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T15:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/?p=19755"},"modified":"2026-03-30T11:03:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T15:03:34","slug":"a-short-journey-through-italian-jewish-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/a-short-journey-through-italian-jewish-history\/","title":{"rendered":"A Short Journey Through Italian Jewish history"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"19755\" class=\"elementor elementor-19755\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8dd0084 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8dd0084\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fbc31f1\" data-id=\"fbc31f1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-435d27a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"435d27a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/breve-viaggio-nella-storia-ebraica-italiana\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Italian Translation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b8ea33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b8ea33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>By Samuel Cohen<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-19759 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chrome_K6lImPiTgc.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"172\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chrome_K6lImPiTgc.png 466w, https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chrome_K6lImPiTgc-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chrome_K6lImPiTgc-18x24.png 18w, https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chrome_K6lImPiTgc-27x36.png 27w, https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chrome_K6lImPiTgc-36x48.png 36w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 172px) 100vw, 172px\" \/><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">How interesting it was to visit the Italian Jewish museum in Jerusalem during a summer program in 2021. One of my counselors on the program also worked at the museum, and she gave my family and me a personal tour.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The museum was beautiful, intimate, and full of history. I learned a great deal about the Jewish community in Italy and the significant contributions Italian Jews have made to Italian society over the centuries. One of the highlights of the visit was seeing one of the oldest synagogues in the world. The museum had acquired the remains of a crumbling medieval synagogue from Italy and transported it to Israel many years ago. It has since been carefully restored and is still used by Italian Jews living in Israel, especially on holidays. The synagogue is nearly a thousand years old, and its design and atmosphere are truly unique.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19758\" src=\"http:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chrome_xe8Va5uUZA.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chrome_xe8Va5uUZA.png 780w, https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chrome_xe8Va5uUZA-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chrome_xe8Va5uUZA-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chrome_xe8Va5uUZA-24x18.png 24w, https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chrome_xe8Va5uUZA-36x27.png 36w, https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chrome_xe8Va5uUZA-48x36.png 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19757\" src=\"http:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chrome_mSwIBqFklt.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"246\" height=\"184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chrome_mSwIBqFklt.png 780w, https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chrome_mSwIBqFklt-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chrome_mSwIBqFklt-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chrome_mSwIBqFklt-24x18.png 24w, https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chrome_mSwIBqFklt-36x27.png 36w, https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chrome_mSwIBqFklt-48x36.png 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">This experience deepened my appreciation for Italian culture and history, and it also connected nicely with my studies in high school, where I learnt Italian in a club and developed an early interest in the language and the country.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Next semester I plan to learn in Milan and I hope the experience will be everlasting and impactful. <\/span><\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-19756 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chrome_DPZvPSdffo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chrome_DPZvPSdffo.png 562w, https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chrome_DPZvPSdffo-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chrome_DPZvPSdffo-18x24.png 18w, https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chrome_DPZvPSdffo-27x36.png 27w, https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/chrome_DPZvPSdffo-36x48.png 36w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><\/p><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am a junior at Brandeis university currently studying abroad in Milan. I am a triple major in business, physics and Hebrew with a minor in Italian.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Italian Translation By Samuel Cohen How interesting it was to visit the Italian Jewish museum in Jerusalem during a summer program in 2021. One of my counselors on the program&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/a-short-journey-through-italian-jewish-history\/\" class=\"more-link\" title=\"Read More\" >Read More <i class=\"fa fa-chevron-circle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19759,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[88],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19755"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19755"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19755\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19777,"href":"https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19755\/revisions\/19777"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/italianlanguagefoundation.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}