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European Day of Jewish Culture celebrations

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The 27th European Day of Jewish Culture, scheduled for held on September 6, 2026, centers on the theme of ‘Love’ (Ahavà). In Italy, celebrations are coordinated Coordinated in Italy by the Unione delle Comunità Ebraiche Italiane (UCEI) and the European Association for the Preservation and Promotion of Jewish Culture and Heritage. Programming Heritage, the event features programming across more than one hundred locations. In Bologna, ceremonies included a tribute to the late singer Francesco Guccini. Italian locations includes synagogue Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi attended the Bologna events, where he addressed the rise of “new forms of hatred in public discourse” and museum openings, musical performances, emphasized the necessity of protecting Jewish communities and kosher tastings. In Rome, events span from places of worship. Regional activities include: • Rome: Events at the Giardini del Tempio and the ancient Jewish quarter to the Ostia Antica Synagogue, featuring discussions on explore the spiritual and ethical dimensions of love love, with contributors contributions from figures such as Chief Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni. In Genoa, • Milan: Discussions at the Genoa Central Synagogue will host a program including institutional greetings examine the relationship between justice and a discussion led by Rabbi Giuseppe Momigliano mercy in the Torah, alongside the historical relationship between Judaism and Christianity. • Genoa: The Genoa Synagogue hosts programs on love as a spiritual commandment and spiritual experience. An an exhibition titled ‘The presence of Jews in the world through Ketubbot’ will showcase Jewish marriage contracts Ketubbot (marriage contracts) dating from the 1600s to the early 1900s. In the Piedmont region, festivities 1600s. • Lecce: The Jewish Museum features Joel Itman’s ‘Rituals of Love’ exhibition. • Piedmont: Festivities include conferences on the historical and literary role of the body in Jewish love poetry, poetry and exhibits of Piedmontese ritual art, and wedding poetry from the Terracini Archive. In Carmagnola, the local synagogue and ancient ghetto will host free guided tours on September 6. In Siena, events will center at the art. • Siena: The Vicolo delle Scotte Jewish complex, featuring a free exhibition titled ‘Shir HaShirim – The Song of Songs and its Love Stories,’ curated by the National Library of Israel. Additional Italian activities include the inauguration of the ‘Rituals of Love’ exhibition by artist Joel Itman at the Jewish Museum in Lecce, which explores engagement and marriage through contemporary art and medieval Salentine reproductions of Hebrew wedding poems. In Nicotera, the ‘Return to complex hosts the Ancient Path’ program features a ‘Shir HaShirim’ exhibition. • Nicotera: A cultural itinerary through the historic Giudecca, concluding Giudecca concludes at a memorial for children who were victims of the Shoah.

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