Am Ha-Sefer. The People of the Book

Readers and bibliophiles in Jewish Italy between the 17th and 20th centuries

Presentation of the book “Am Ha-Sefer. The People of the Book” edited by Dario Disegni and Germano Maifreda. (Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura, 2025)

The curators will be joined by the Director of the National University Library, Marzia Dina Pontone, Chiara Pilocane, and Franca Porticelli.
The initiative is promoted by the Foundation for Jewish Cultural Heritage in Italy together with the National Library of Italian Judaism “Tullia Zevi” and presents the proceedings of the study day held in Rome on November 21, 2023. The publication brings together contributions from numerous scholars and experts in the field and makes the conference papers and interventions accessible, offering scholars a fundamental research tool and encouraging dialogue and in-depth study of sources on the topic of Jewish book collecting between the 17th and 20th centuries. It explores the relationship between people, books, and libraries, and provides a rich and detailed picture of the collections held in the main national library institutions.

The flyer is available