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In conversation with curators Francesco Spagnolo and Shir Kochavi, Zooming In: I-Tal-Yah: An Island of Divine Dew. Italian Crossroads in Jewish Culture reflects on the Fall, 2016 exhibition I-Tal-Yah, using the occasion of the five-hundredth anniversary of the establishment of the Venice Ghetto (1516), to present a selection of manuscripts, books, ritual objects, textiles, photographs, and postcards collected in the course of five decades highlighting the Italian-Jewish symbiosis.
In conversation with curators Francesco Spagnolo and Shir Kochavi, Zooming In: Pièces de Résistance: Echoes of Judaea Capta From Ancient Coins to Modern Art reflects on the Fall, 2018 exhibition Pièces de Résistance, exploring how the Jewish revolts against Hellenism and the Roman occupation of Palestine (Judaea Capta) echo from antiquity into the present, highlighting collection items ranging from ancient coins and their replicas to ritual objects for Purim and Hanukkah.
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