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Italy approves experimental Israeli drug used to treat hospitalized corona patients
The Israeli biopharmaceutical firm Redhill Biopharma has treated a coronavirus patient in Israel with an experimental drug that aims to lessen symptoms, following Italy’s approval of its use, The Jewish Chronicle reported on Tuesday.
A coronavirus hospital...
IsraAID partners with Rome Jewish community to help frontline workers, volunteers
The Israeli humanitarian aid organization IsraAID is providing support to frontline medical professionals and volunteers in the organization’s emergency units responding to the coronavirus crisis in Italy with the launch of webinars on stress...
Former leader of Jewish community in Milan, 79, dies from coronavirus
Michele Sciama, former secretary-general of the main Jewish communal-life organization in Milan, Italy, died of the coronavirus on March 16 at the age of 79.
Sciama, who was known by those close to him as...
Jewish organizations rally behind Italian Jews amid coronavirus shutdown
Amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis in Italy, which has brought the country to a virtual standstill, prominent Jewish organizations continue to engage the Jewish community in the country.
Chairman Isaac Herzog and Chairman of Keren...
Israel, Italy eye joint scientific space venture
A unique space launch will take place at the end of March this year as part of a joint Israeli-Italian microgravity medical experimentation project.
The cooperation between the two countries in space mirrors the strengthening...
Italy adopts universal definition of anti-Semitism
The Italian government adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism on Friday.
Italy also appointed Milena Santerini as the country’s national coordinator of the fight against anti-Semitism.
The IHRA definition says: “Anti-Semitism is a certain...
Italy will ‘absolutely’ recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, says top Italian politician
These are tumultuous days for Matteo Salvini, head of Italy’s right-wing Lega (League) Party. Recent polls have projected that were elections to be held in Italy today, he would be elected prime minister, but...
Thousands rally in Milan around Holocaust survivor following anti-Semitic threats
Thousands of people, including hundreds of mayors, escorted Holocaust survivor Liliana Segre through Milan on Tuesday evening after she had received hundreds of anti-Semitic threats, singing anti-fascist anthem “Bella Ciao” as they marched to City...
Italian Jewish survivor of Auschwitz dies at age 91
A man considered the last remaining survivor of Roman Jews who were deported from Italy’s capital to Nazi death camps during World War II died on Sunday at the age of 91.
Piero Terracina was...
First wedding held at site of Europe’s second-oldest synagogue in 1,500 years
For the first time in over 1,500 years, the ruins of a synagogue dating back to the 4th century CE in the Calabria area of southern Italy played host to a Jewish wedding on...