twelve o’clock, October 27, 2021 – 13:09
It narrates, through an evocative journey of period images with extensive captions, one of the most important periods in Jewish history, following the tragedy of the Shoah and herald of the constitution of the State of Israel
from Federico Conte
The exhibition “From the Mainland to the Promised Land: Aliya Bet from Italy to Israel, 1945-1948” was presented and inaugurated at the Jewish Museum of Lecce, organized with the contribution of Pugliapromo, in collaboration with the Eretz Israel Museum in Tel Aviv and the Museum Foundation of the Shoah of Rome and sponsored by the Puglia Region, the Province of Lecce, the Municipality of Lecce, the Israeli Embassy in Italy, Ucei and the University of Salento. Inaugurated in 2016 at the Eretz Israel Museum in Tel Aviv, Israel, in the presence of the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella, the exhibition was hosted in Milan, Rome and La Spezia, obtaining wide public approval. In 2021 he arrives at the Jewish Museum of Lecce.
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Jewish Museum, the photos of the presentation
The exhibition
The exhibition narrates, through an evocative journey of period images with extensive captions, one of the most important periods in Jewish history, following the tragedy of the Shoah and herald of the constitution of the State of Israel. The beautiful black and white photos document the stay of the Jewish refugees, mostly survivors of the extermination camps, in the transit camps (DP Camps) organized in Italy, especially in Puglia, in the period following their liberation and departure. for illegal emigration (Aliya Bet) to the Land of Israel. “We have the pleasure and honor of hosting a significant exhibition at the Jewish Museum of Lecce which is the result of an incredible synergy between Israel and Italy”. With these words Fabrizio Lelli (Professor of Hebrew language and literature at the University of Salento and Director of the Jewish Museum of Lecce) introduced the presentation press conference, which was attended by Smadar Shapira (Director of the Public Affairs Department, Embassy of Israel in Italy), Michele Emiliano (President of the Puglia Region), Alessandro Delli Noci (Councilor for Economic Development, Puglia Region), Luca Scandale (Director of Strategic Planning for Puglia Promotion), Andrea Romano (Head of Cabinet, Province of Lecce), Fabiana Cicirillo (Councilor alla Cultura, Municipality of Lecce), Micaela Felicioni (Institutional relations, Museum of the Shoah Foundation, Rome) and Fiammetta Martegani (Curator, Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv).
Emiliano’s words
The president of the Puglia Region, Michele Emiliano, said: “I thank all those who have done their utmost for this exhibition which tells beautiful stories, even the photographs alone are photographs of tension, the tension of the journey, the anxiety and all that serves to prepare a return. We are happy that the Salento peninsula has been the springboard for thousands and thousands of our brothers and sisters to rebuild a homeland, a land in which to live “.
27 October 2021 | 13:09
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