Jan. 15 – Alessandro Ruggera of the Italian Cultural Institute of Toronto will welcome the public on January 27 (from 6.30pm to 9pm) to a special event at the Alliance Française (Spadina Rd, Toronto). The occasion is the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, celebrated on January 27 each year to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust. On this day, there will be a presentation and screening of “Oro Macht Frei “(ie gold makes you free), a documentary directed by Jeffrey X. Bonna, produced by Joel Markel and Catherine Campbell, and written by Catherine Campbell. The event, organized by the Italian Institute of Culture in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in Toronto, will see the participation of the author of the documentary. As stated on the website of the IIC, Catherine Campbell obtained a degree from Hampshire College and joined the doctoral program in Italian Studies at the University of New York (2001-2007). The main subjects of her research are literature and philosophy of the Italian Renaissance and the Middle Ages. Campbell has worked as an Italian-language teacher, a translator and interpreter for more than 18 years and has lived and worked in Italy and the United States since 1994. She contributed to this documentary, providing her deep knowledge of the Italian language and culture and her academic interests in Italian history.
