Sicily's Jews have their first rabbi in 500 years, but aren't accepted
In an ongoing point of frustration, the formal organization representing Italian Jewry (UCEI), does not recognize them as Jews.
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In an ongoing point of frustration, the formal organization representing Italian Jewry (UCEI), does not recognize them as Jews.
SERRASTRETTA, Italy -- From a rustic, tiny synagogue she fashioned from her family's ancestral home in this mountain village, an American rabbi is keeping a promise made to her Italian-born father: reconnect people in this southern region of Calabria to their Jewish roots, links nearly severed five centuries ago when the Inquisition forced Jews to convert to Christianity.
SERRASTRETTA, Italy (AP) — From a rustic, tiny synagogue she fashioned from her...
From a tiny synagogue she fashioned from her ancestral home in a southern Italian mountain village, an American rabbi is keeping a promise made to her Italian-born father
Rabbi Barbara Aiello reconnects ancestral community with Jewish history, links that were nearly severed 5 centuries ago when the Inquisition forced Jews to convert to Christianity