News
This section features articles, press releases, updates, and official statements from the President and Councilors of the Jewish Community of Turin. A space for information and reflection.
A gesture of great generosity
8 September 2026
Articles
In the presence of the Community President and many friends, a plaque was unveiled expressing gratitude to Sandra Reberschak, who—through a gesture of great generosity and love for the Community—funded the complete renovation of the Social Center.
A sublime song for the voices of the bridegroom and the bride.
8 September 2026
Articles
The Terracini Jewish Archive houses many documents related to love, marriage, and family life: literary works, letters, marriage records, and *ketubbot* (Jewish marriage contracts). Among these, poetic compositions dedicated to weddings represent a distinctive and lesser-known aspect of the Archive’s holdings. By Baruch Lampronti.
European Day of Jewish Culture 2026
8 September 2026
Articles
Around 260 visitors to the synagogues in Turin, 51 to the one in Asti, 43 in Alessandria, 56 in Carmagnola, 73 in Cuneo, 24 in Saluzzo, and 93 in Mondovì—six hundred guests for a Community that recently celebrated its first six hundred years of existence; to this figure, we must add those who chose to visit the ghettos of Chieri, Ivrea, and Turin, as well as the Jewish cemeteries in Chieri and Ivrea. By Anna Segre.
ADEI at the European Day of Jewish Culture
8 September 2026
Articles
Once again this year, ADEI WIZO contributed to the European Day of Jewish Culture, now in its 27th edition and dedicated to the theme of Love. By Eva Vitali Norsa.
A summer of ordinary antisemitism
1 September 2026
Articles
The third summer since October 7th. A 22-year-old French tourist was targeted by four individuals on the streets of Rome’s historic center. He is Jewish and was wearing a kippah. The assailants, acting aggressively, struck him while shouting “Free Palestine.” By Sara Levi Sacerdotti.
Jews and Waldensians: a dialogue to keep open
1 September 2026
Articles
In Turin and Piedmont there is a long tradition of closeness and friendship between the Jewish and Waldensian communities due to many factors: the common condition of a religious minority emancipated in 1848, the physical proximity to Turin between places of worship and what revolves around them, many events organized together, numerous opportunities for dialogue and discussion. By Anna Segre.
Love in its many forms
1 September 2026
Articles
Love—the theme of this year’s European Day of Jewish Culture—is a concept that runs through all of Jewish thought. Leviticus 19:18 states, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” a precept defined in the Talmud as a fundamental principle of the Torah. By Ori Sierra.
NOTICE OF SELECTION for the position of librarian at the Emanuele Artom Library
24 August 2026
Calls
The Jewish Community of Turin, located at Piazzetta Primo Levi 12, is seeking a staff member for its Emanuele Artom Library.
UCEI and ANPI, a dialogue for April 25th
28 July 2026
Comunicati Stampa
Following the tensions that characterized the celebrations of April 25, 2026, the UCEI deemed it appropriate to open a discussion table with the ANPI. By Sara Levi Sacerdotti.
15th of Av, the celebration of love “made in Israel”
28 July 2026
Articles
The 15th of the Hebrew month of Av, which begins tonight, is the festival of love according to Jewish tradition. It's surprising to find such an ancient date, dating back to the time of the Mishnah. By Ruth Mussi.

