Strict measures barring travel and congregating affect some 60 million people across the country; synagogues in Milan and Venice are closed; Jewish life frozen for now
One woman forced to choose between staying and taking care of elderly parents in Milan, or staying with her 3 kids in Israel in wake of harsh quarantine rules in both countries
Rabbinical Assembly of Italy calls on congregants to 'pray for the healing of the sick, wherever in the world this disease has manifested itself and will strike next'
Teen's Milan celebrations for 600 friends and relatives to celebrate his coming of age are cancelled, as ban on large gatherings persists to prevent spread of coronavirus
November's deluge causes an estimated billion dollars in damage citywide, but the historic enclave central to a close-knit community gets off relatively easy
Italian President Sergio Mattarella hails him as a 'tireless witness to the memory of the Holocaust,' Jewish leaders lament his passing as Italy sees renewed surge of anti-Semitism
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