History & culture
Dolci and Levi: Italian Activists
November 2021 | Diana Lucarino-Diekmann
Italy is no stranger to political activism. Both historic figures and current activists have changed the political and social landscapes of the country. Here, we remember two important figures who influenced change in Italy.
Danilo Dolci...
The Friendship Train
November 2021 | Janice Therese Mancuso
Several years after WWII, Western Europe was still recovering; and along with restoring economies, political dominance was also at stake. Towards the end of 1947, as the result of a nationwide humanitarian effort, a ship filled with cartons of food...
Where are the Italian Superheroes?
November 2021 | William Giovinazzo
Do you remember Dondi? Most people do not. Dondi was a comic strip that ran from September 1955 to June 1986. It was about an Italian orphan befriended by American soldiers who found him in a village destroyed by the war. When the soldiers were...
Pope Francis: "The Catholic Church Must be Open and Welcoming"
November 2021 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Il Papa Francesco ha recentemente proclamato che i Cattolici devono essere attenti di non formare una separazione con i gruppi minoritari, riferendosi ai rifugiati, i senzatetto, gli immigrati, gli abbandonati, i poveri, ed altre persone bisognose....
"Here In Cerchio: Letters to an Italian Immigrant"
October 2021 | Constance Sancetta
Shortly after I came to Cleveland more than a decade ago, I began volunteering at the Western Reserve Historical Society. I worked with Curator of Italian American History Pamela Dorazio Dean translating a batch of letters which had been donated by...
Rosabella del Molise: A Song of Love and Optimism
October 2021 | Diana Lucarino-Diekmann
When the fascist movement seized power in Italy in the 1920s and continued under the dictatorship of Benito Mussolini during WWII, Italian music and culture suffered. During these years, much of the music, art and culture were primarily of a...
"Education News, Research, and Cultural Insights” by Al Bruno
October 2021 | Al Bruno
Author Al Bruno is a regular contributor to La Gazzetta Italiana. He frequently introduces us to remarkable Italian Americans, many originally from the Buffalo, NY area. Al is a teacher and writer and has been reporting on education news and...
From the Italian American Press: "Italians Swindled to New York"
October 2021 | Janice Therese Mancuso
Before the unification of Italy with Rome as its capitol in 1871, the immigrants who arrived in America were highly skilled in trades admired by the Americans. Italian culture had been embraced by Thomas Jefferson who visited Italy in 1787, long...
Celebrate Your Italian Heritage with "Thirty-One Days of Italians"
October 2021 | Janice Therese Mancuso
Every year since 2007, “Thirty-One Days of Italians” has provided a list of accomplished Italian Americans and Italians to honor for each day in October, Italian American Heritage Month. On the website, thirtyonedaysofitalians.com, more than 70...
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