The project
The National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah was born with the mission of recounting over two thousand years of Jewish history in Italy.
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The exibition
The 20th century in one room
Educational and exhibition space
AN ITALIAN JOURNEY. DISCOVERING THE JEWISH CULTURAL HERITAGE
Temporary Exhibition10.10.2025—14.06.20261938. Humanity denied
Permanent Exhibition
Jews, an Italian story
Permanent ExibitionOnline event. July 19
The Congregation Schara Tzedeck of Vancouver, in partnership with the MEIS, presents the online lecture “Stormy Waters and Unsafe Harbors: The Dramatic Experiences of Jews in Italy during the Counter-Reformation.”
The event will take place online via Zoom on July 19 at 7:00 PM CEST/10 am Pacific Time/1 pm Eastern Time.
In this lecture, Martina Mampieri explores the dramatic events surrounding the execution of a group of Portuguese conversos in the Adriatic port city of Ancona in 1556.
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1. Photo credit: Collection Jewish Museum
Online event, April 27
Are you ready to travel back in time and uncover the vibrant world of early 20th-century Jewish Italy?
Follow us online on Zoom on Monday, April 27 at 12.30 PM (ET)/ 6:30 PM (CET. Italian Time).
Join us for a captivating virtual experience with Sharon Reichel, co-curator alongside Valeria Rainoldi of the exhibition “An Italian Journey. Discovering the Jewish Cultural Heritage ”.
Through a remarkable collection of historical photographs, she will guide you on an immersive tour of Jewish quarters, synagogues, and cemeteries in cities such as Venice, Rome, Florence, Padua, and Mantua.
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