If only I had a place to wear them...

Did you know there is Jewish - Italian cuisine?

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May 29th 2015
We met Laura Greenblatt, our guide for a tour of Jewish Florence at 10. Writing about our time with her reminds me of how appreciative I am that we have had four wonderful women guides. They have all been well educated, insightful (they can do more than recite facts) and friendly. The two women in Venice are Italian and the two women in Florence ex-pats who are married to Italian men and have been ... read more

Europe » Italy » Tuscany

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more