Union of Italian Jewish Communities explained

The Union of Italian Jewish Communities (Italian: Unione delle comunità ebraiche italiane, UCEI) is a national association that represents over twenty Jewish community associations in Italy. It was founded in 1911 as the Comitato delle università israelitiche, which became the Consorzio delle comunità israelitiche italiane in 1920 and the Unione delle comunità israelitiche italiane in 1930.^[1] The current name was adopted in 1987.^[2]

Jewish community association locations represented by the Union

• Ferrara
• Ancona
• Casale Monferrato
  • Florence Genoa
• Livorno
• Mantua
• Merano
  • Milan Modena
• Naples
  • Padua Parma
• Pisa
• Rome
• Turin
• Trieste
  • Venice Vercelli
• Verona^[2]

Presidents

• Noemi Di Segni (from 2016)
• Renzo Gattegna (2006 to 2016)^{[3] [4]}
• Amos Luzzatto (1998 to 2006)^{[5] [6]}
• Tullia Zevi (1983 to 1998)^[7]
• Pietro Blayer (1976 to 1978)^{[8] [9] [10]}

External links

• Official Website

Notes and References

1. Guido Fubini, La condizione giuridica dell’ebraismo italiano: dal periodo napoleonico alla Repubblica (Turin: Rosemberg & Sellier, 1998); see also CDEC.
2. Web site: Ministero Dell'Interno - Unione delle Comunità Ebraiche Italiane. Ministry of Interior (Italy). it. Government of Italy. 9 October 2013.
3. Web site: UCEI - Presidente. Unione delle comunità ebraiche italiane. it. 9 October 2013.
4. News: Giornata cultura ebraica: Gattegna: "Apriamo le porte delle sinagoghe". 30 September 2013. Radio Vaticana. it. 9 October 2013.
5. News: 130 Jewish leaders thank John Paul II. Jason Horowitz. Jason Horowitz. 19 January 2005. The New York Times. 10 October 2013.
6. Web site: Zaia ringrazia e saluta Amos Luzzatto, "Prezioso testimone di cultura antirazzista". 11 March 2013. Government of Veneto. it. 10 October 2013.
7. News: Tullia Zevi, pillar of Italian Jewish community, dies. 22 January 2011. The Jerusalem Post. 10 October 2013.
8. News: Obituaries - Dr Pietro Blayer, Italian Jewish leader. 25 March 1978. St. Petersburg Times. Times Publishing Company. 10 October 2013.
9. News: Pietro Blayer Dead at 76. 28 March 1978. Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 10 October 2013.
10. News: Gli iscritti sono trentamila. 30 July 2006. Corriere della Sera. RCS MediaGroup. it. 10 October 2013.