(18 October, 2016) “Natalia Ginzburg: Life and Work One Hundred Years after her Birth” is the title of the study day organised by the Van Leer Institute of Jerusalem (9:30-18:00) with the objective of celebrating the importance of the literary and ethical contribution of the writer- born 100 years ago- towards existentialist, social, feminist, and Jewish thought. The Italian Ambassador to Israel, Francesco Maria Talò, descendants of Natalia Ginzburg among which are her son, Professor Carlo Ginzburg who will speak on behalf of the family who is a distinguished advocate of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities in various fields and distinguished Israeli artists. A simultaneous interpretation from Italian to Hebrew and vice versa will take place throughout the day. The study is promoted by the Van Leer Institute of Jerusalem in collaboration with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the Italian Embassy to Israel, the Italian Cultural Institute of Tel Aviv, Hakibbutz Hameuchad and Yad Vashem. (Red).
