(January 11, 2017) Israel pays tribute to Florence 50 years after its 1966 flood. On the occasion of this anniversary, on January 14 at 7 PM at the Neve Schechter, the Italian Institute of Culture in Tel Aviv organized a special event which will also be attended by the Mayor of Florence, Dario Nardella. It will be screened the documentary film “Firenze 66 – After the flood” and there will be a meeting with the director, Enrico Pacciani, who proposed in his work an investigation into the effects of the event on the city, half a century later, through the testimonies of the protagonists and experts and thanks to valuable archive images. The film, co-produced by Alkermes Films and Sky Arte HD, was presented in Florence during the celebrations for the fiftieth anniversary of the flood, at the presence of the Italian President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella. The evening in Tel Aviv is organized by the IIC in collaboration with the Italian Embassy in Israel. (Red)
