Jewish Italy in the World: Jewish Museum of Greece (JMG)

After five years, the #ItaliaEbraica project is being renewed and becomes Jewish Italy in the World.
Each month, we will explore a new museum and discover the paths that connect distant places with our “Jewish Italy.”
International Jewish museums will present an object or artwork from their collections online via Zoom that tells a story of Italy’s history.
The sixth online event will be held on Zoom on Thursday, April 16, at 6:30 p.m. (Italian time) and will be dedicated to the Jewish Museum of Greece (JMG). As part of the event, a rare illustrated manuscript from Venice, now part of the JMG’s Historical Collection, acquired in 1994, will be presented.
The manuscript, dated between 1642 and 1724, is not only of considerable artistic value, but also of great historical value: it demonstrates the Venetian authorities’ attitude toward the petition presented by the Jewish Community of Corfu for protection from vandalism.
The manuscript consists of 44 pages and contains coats of arms, full-page miniatures and a depiction of Moses holding the Tablets of the Law (verso).

Amedeo Spagnoletto – Direttore del MEIS

Speakers:

Gabriel M. I. Negrin – Rabbino capo di Atene

Anastasia Loudarou – Curatrice (JMG)

The meeting will be held in English with simultaneous translation into Italian.
The Zoom link will be sent to registered participants on the day of the event. If you do not receive it, please check your spam folder. If you still do not receive the link, please email ufficio.stampa@meisweb.it

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