While April 25th is the official date chosen throughout Italy to celebrate the Liberation from Nazism, and the Jewish community was unable to participate (due to its coincidence with Shabbat), the 26th is also significant for the city of Turin. By Anna Segre.

Memories of brothers, husbands, in-laws, and, most heartbreaking of all, children. Killed in the October 7th massacre, by Israeli bombings in Gaza, or in the West Bank. Homes destroyed, the memories of a lifetime erased. By Anna Segre.

On Friday, April 17, 2026, the naming ceremony of the garden dedicated to Giuliana Fiorentino Tedeschi, a central figure in the memory of the deportation and author of fundamental works, took place in Turin.

Official speeches by Community President Dario Disegni and Lorenza Patriarca of the City of Turin, along with a link to the event video.

Giuliana Tedeschi was, first and foremost, an extraordinarily strong woman, a shining example of dignity and civil resistance for all of us. Her strength lay not only in surviving the hell of the extermination camps, but also in her ability to return and share her experiences. By Eva Vitali Norsa.

On Monday, April 13, a meeting of the Turin branch of Left for Israel, Two Peoples, Two States was held. The activities and initiatives of the branch's first year were presented, and the results achieved and future plans were analyzed and discussed. The partially renewed Coordination Committee was also elected. By Anna Segre.

Francesca Lolli, a stalwart of our library for over twenty years, has passed away.