southern Italy

The Jewish translator behind Elena Ferrante — and Primo Levi

Ann Goldstein — whose "day job" is as an editor at the New Yorker — is the woman behind the success, in English, of the elusive Italian author.

By Erica Brody March 8, 2016 3:25 pm

Italy’s only female rabbi is on a mission to expand the tribe

Barbara Aiello searches for “hidden” Jews, takes on the Italian establishment and officiates at interfaith weddings, all in the name of strengthening the Jewish community.

August 26, 2015 10:28 am

Italian city celebrates reopening of medieval synagogue

The 13th-century Trani synagogue, which was returned to the Jewish community in 2006 after being used as a church, has undergone a half-year of renovations.

March 3, 2015 4:57 pm