Jewish-Christian Relations in Rome

A presentation by internationally renowned writer Roy Doliner

Roy Doliner will take his audience on a journey in time to explore the little known history of the close but not always easy cohabitation of Christians and Jews in Rome. Rome has been the home to a vibrant Jewish community since the first century BC. From 1555 to 1870, Jews were forced to live in the ghetto. In 1943 about 1000 Roman Jews were captured by the Nazis and deported to Auschwitz; only 17 survived the war. In 1986 Pope John Paul II opened a new chapter of Jewish-Christian dialogue with his historic visit to the synagogue.

Roy Doliner is the co-author of best-seller The Sistine Secrets: Michelangelo’s forbidden Messages in the Heart of the Vatican, which has been translated into 15 languages and has been covered on television documentaries in many countries including the United States, Italy and Japan. After discovering his Jewish heritage, Roy has become a keen student of Torah, Talmud and Kabbalah and has applied his knowledge in these fields to Italian art history. Roy, who now lives in Rome, has lectured extensively on Italian art history in prestigious venues including Universities, Government buildings and the Sistine Chapel itself in the Vatican.

Date and Time:    Wednesday 13 August 2014, 6.30pm to 8.00pm

Venue:                  Museo Italiano, Co.As.It., 199 Faraday Street, Carlton

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