Salemi 3 days dedicated to Israel and Jewish culture this
weekend 26/11 – 28/11/09.
Salemi once had the largest Jewish community in Sicily and
still today there is an area of the town known as the Jewish quarter “quartiere della Guidecca”. But why here in Salemi ? Organisers say that it will be an
occasion to reflect on the complexity and wealth of the Jewish community by
cultural, artistic and religious dialogue. During the festival there will be
films, exhibitions, conferences, musical & theatrical shows and religious
activities. All the events apart from those that fall on Saturday the Sabbath
are organised by the young Hebrew society of Italy.
Key highlights of the weekend are:
The inauguration of “Tehran Student Street” a street in
Salemi dedicated to the students of Tehran.
The launch of 2 new Salemi wine brands : 1: “Vittorio the nouveau Garibaldi” : A brand dedicated to the
current mayor as the new (novello wine) Garibaldi, whom united Italy in Salemi. 2: “Salemi 1860” :A
brand celebrating the year in which Garibaldi united Italy with his 1000 men
army. In fact production will be limited to 1000 numbered bottles.
