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Associations
All associations that organize events in Turin, both inside and outside the Community, involving members and citizens.
The Association of Jewish Women of Italy is a social promotion association affiliated with WIZO Worldwide. It has been active in social and cultural volunteer work for over a century.
Its mission is to spread the culture and values of Judaism and Zionism, promote the status of women, and support WIZO institutions in Israel.
President: Eva Vitali Norsa Lanza
Co-President: Evelina Mosseri Rimini
The Association’s purpose is to deepen, study, and combat anti-Semitism, promote knowledge of Jewish-Christian history and traditions, and foster friendship between Jews and Christians.
Two-voice readings of Bereshit/Genesis.
Historical and Religious Cycle: lectures given by professors from leading Italian and foreign universities.
Participation in city events, organization and/or collaboration in book presentations and other initiatives, such as meetings and conferences.
President: Marco Rolando
Anavim organizes activities and conferences, including with other organizations, on political and cultural topics. It expresses its full solidarity with Israel, regardless of political judgments on its government, and supports the fight against all forms of anti-Semitism, even when disguised as anti-Zionism.
It fully supports our school, which is essential to the survival of our community.
The Italy-Israel Association of Turin
Founded in 1985, its mission is to strengthen and develop our country’s friendly relations with the Jewish state.
Since 2016, the Association has been part of UDAI (Union of Pro-Israel Associations), a network of particularly active associations that considers the issue of accurate information about Israel to be central. Among the activities regularly organized and open to members and all interested parties:
– Conferences, debates, and in-depth discussions on current events in Israel, economic challenges, art, and society. Special attention is paid to information, and consequently also disinformation, about Israel in Italy and Europe.
– Film and documentary screenings.
– Trips to Israel, held annually in the spring.
– Moments of debate and conviviality.
President: Marco Carlo Zanetti
A small association, operating entirely from its own resources. After years of study and research, we are convinced that it is impossible to understand history without using a geopolitical perspective, which unfortunately has been almost forgotten by modern Italian culture and historiography, which is permeated by idealism. We have therefore decided to prioritize dedicating time and resources to projects that bring geopolitics into schools, especially as we live in a period of profound transformation in technology, the economy, society, politics, and institutions. In such times, the more rapid and disorienting the change, the more necessary it is to return to the basics.
Therefore, since September 2017, our motto has been ‘Finally understanding history, through geopolitics.’
As.S.E.T is the association of former students and friends of the Jewish School of Turin. It was founded in 2008 with several primary goals, including maintaining the bond between old and new generations of students and promoting awareness of the school among students and families.
To achieve its goals, As.S.E.T. organizes cultural and social activities open to all, but its primary goal is to help the Jewish School continue to be a school of excellence and to ensure that the association’s funds are used for specific projects and to help those in need.
For this reason, As.S.E.T. raises funds and donations that serve to maintain and enhance an ancient institution.
The Jewish School of Turin, with its preschool, primary school, and secondary school, is a unique institution in the city.
Membership €20.00 – IBAN IT45 B033 5901 6001 0000 0005 248
President: Giulio Disegni
Interests and Activities:
– Exchanging opinions on major cultural and current issues in Judaism;
– Promoting and developing positions and initiatives aimed at peace in Israel and coexistence in the Middle East;
– Issues related to the life of Jewish communities;
– Active participation in Italian political life;
– Organizing cultural events.
Since 1975, the Jewish Studies Group has published the newspaper HaKeillah, which is published five times a year. The newspaper is printed on paper and published online at www.hakeillah.com
The Piedmontese Zionist Group continues the tradition of the group founded in the 1920s in Turin under the name Salotto Sionista (Zionist Salon) by Margherita Amar, widow of Segre, and Alfonso Pacifici. This group was the first Italian organization dedicated to promoting Zionist ideals in Italy.
The group organizes trips to Israel, especially those unfamiliar with the Israeli situation, and organizes conferences and lectures aimed primarily at audiences outside the Jewish community.
For more information, please contact Emanuel Segre Amar, president, and Enrico Fubini, treasurer, or leave a written request with the Community: you will be contacted.
The idea is simple: the only solution to the Arab-Israeli and Israeli-Palestinian conflicts is the vision of two states for two peoples. This is the only and necessary vision of peace and coexistence for a stable Middle Eastern region and the protection of the rights of all peoples.
The National Congress – Rome, February 8 and 9, 2025 – updated its governing bodies, statute, and association name, adding the slogan “Two Peoples, Two States” to “Left for Israel.” Today more than ever—in times when the goal seems farther away—this is our guiding principle.
The Turin section was founded in 2024.
Young People in Turin
Jewish youth associations that organize events for young people aged 10 to 30
At the heart of the Turin Jewish community beats a young, dynamic organization deeply rooted in tradition: the GET – Young Jews of Turin. This association, founded with the aim of involving young people between the ages of 18 and 35 in the cultural, religious, and social life of local Judaism, represents one of the main channels for active participation and identity development for the new generations of Jews in the Piedmontese capital.
The GET is open to all young Jews between the ages of 18 and 30 living in Piedmont and registered in one of the Italian Jewish communities.
Hashomer Hatzair is the oldest Zionist and socialist youth movement, founded over a hundred years ago and also present in Italy. It is an educational and community space where girls and boys grow together through activities, games, discussions, and moments of collective life.
The movement promotes values of friendship, equality, social justice, Judaism, and a connection to Israel, offering young people the opportunity to develop critical thinking, responsibility, and team spirit.
In Turin, it organizes weekly meetings, and in Italy, camps, seminars, and training experiences that combine personal growth and community life.
Organizations for Israel
Founded over 110 years ago by the Fifth Zionist Congress, the Keren Kayemeth Leisrael (Jewish National Fund) promotes the rebirth of the Jewish people through environmental and social projects. In Italy, KKL-JNF carries out reforestation, water management, recycling, and remediation initiatives, as well as cultural and educational events. The association connects Italy and Israel, spreading values of environmental protection and supporting new settlements and infrastructure.
President: Roberto Lanza
Founded in 1920 at the World Zionist Congress in London, Keren Hayesod is the official fundraising organization of the Zionist movement and, since 1956, of the State of Israel. It has supported the creation and development of the country, helping over three million immigrants make Aliyah. It operates worldwide, including in Italy, with women’s and youth chapters, promoting annual donations and bequests through “planned giving.”
President: Giorgio Fischer
Founded in 1987 by parents and professionals, Tsad Kadima (One Step Ahead) promotes Conductive Education for people with cerebral palsy and motor disabilities in Israel. Based on the Hungarian Peto method, it offers programs for all ages, with the aim of fostering independence, self-esteem, and social integration. Through daily routines and family involvement, Tsad Kadima provides educational and rehabilitative support throughout Israel.
President: Elena Ghiron
The Italian “Friends of ALYN” were founded in 1984 thanks to the commitment of Luciana Bassi Sullam, who chaired the Association until her passing in 2004.
Over 40 years of activity, the Friends of ALYN have supported the hospital by promoting numerous international campaigns and organizing initiatives and events in Italy. Among the many, we highlight the various editions of “An Evening for ALYN Hospital,” which for several years brought together all the Association’s supporters in the theater.
The Friends of ALYN association now has over 500 members throughout Italy and is chaired by Piergiorgio Segre. In 2020, despite the pandemic, it raised more than €100,000 for the hospital.
President: Piergiorgio Segre
The Peres Center for Peace and Innovation, one of Israel’s leading nonprofit organizations, develops and implements unique, cutting-edge programs in the fields of innovation, sports, leadership and entrepreneurship promotion, health, business, and the environment.
These cutting-edge programs serve hundreds of thousands of beneficiaries of all ages, religions, and genders and are implemented with a network of local, regional, and international partners.
President: Chemi Peres
Foundations
Donations can always be made to Piemonte Ebraico Onlus.
Please note that donations are tax deductible and can be claimed on your income tax return. To this end, we provide the NEW IBAN for making bank transfers:
Below is the bank details for donations.
Beneficiary: PIEMONTE EBRAICO O.N.L.U.S.
Address: Piazzetta Primo Levi, 12, 10125 Turin, TO
IBAN: IT97 Z033 5901 6001 0000 0015 740
Bank: BANCA PROSSIMA
BIC/SWIFT: BCITITMXXXX
Reason: indicate the fund or use of interest
Individuals who make donations to non-profit organizations may opt for:
– tax deductibility up to 10% of their total declared income, and in any case up to a maximum of €70,000 per year.
– the 19% personal income tax deduction calculated on a maximum limit of €2,065.83
President: Andrea D. Levi
The Margulies Rabbinical School (today named after Dario Disegni) is the heir to the ancient Rabbinical College founded in Padua in 1829 by Samuel David Luzzatto, later moved to Rome, to Florence (where Shemuel Zevì Margulies taught), back to Rome—where it underwent a period of inactivity that roughly coincided with the Second World War—and finally, in Turin. The College moved to Turin in 1952 after the death of David Prato, who had directed it since the reopening in Rome in 1946. From 1952, it was directed by Chief Rabbi Dario Disegni, who had also been a student of Margulies in Florence (the current “Italian Rabbinical College” in Rome is an institution founded in 1955 by Elio Toaff). The Turin headquarters of the rabbinical school was located on Via Lombroso, near the Orphanage of the Jewish Religious Works. The Margulies school continued its activities after the death of its founder in 1967, under the guidance of his successors Sergio Sierra, Emanuele Artom, Roberto Colombo, and Alberto Somekh (only part of Sierra’s activity falls within the chronological period considered in the documents).
The school always had a particularly important role in higher Jewish education, competing only with the Rabbinical College of Rome; It was explicitly recognized as an institution of higher Jewish education, along with the College of Rome, in the 1989 Law, which states in Article 13 (point 1): “The rabbinical degree and diploma in Jewish culture awarded at the end of at least three-year courses by the Italian Rabbinical College of Rome, the Margulies-Disegni Rabbinical School of Turin, and other rabbinical schools approved by the Union [today the Union also approves (controls and partially administers) the Rabbinical School of Milan—Editor’s note] are recognized for students who hold a high school diploma.”
President: Dario Disegni
The Margulies Rabbinical School (today named after Dario Disegni) is the heir to the ancient Rabbinical College founded in Padua in 1829 by Samuel David Luzzatto, later moved to Rome, to Florence (where Shemuel Zevì Margulies taught), back to Rome—where it underwent a period of inactivity that roughly coincided with the Second World War—and finally, in Turin. The College moved to Turin in 1952 after the death of David Prato, who had directed it since the reopening in Rome in 1946. From 1952, it was directed by Chief Rabbi Dario Disegni, who had also been a student of Margulies in Florence (the current “Italian Rabbinical College” in Rome is an institution founded in 1955 by Elio Toaff). The Turin headquarters of the rabbinical school was located on Via Lombroso, near the Orphanage of the Jewish Religious Works. The Margulies school continued its activities after the death of its founder in 1967, under the guidance of his successors Sergio Sierra, Emanuele Artom, Roberto Colombo, and Alberto Somekh (only part of Sierra’s activity falls within the chronological period considered in the documents).
The school always had a particularly important role in higher Jewish education, competing only with the Rabbinical College of Rome; It was explicitly recognized as an institution of higher Jewish education, along with the College of Rome, in the 1989 Law, which states in Article 13 (point 1): “The rabbinical degree and diploma in Jewish culture awarded at the end of at least three-year courses by the Italian Rabbinical College of Rome, the Margulies-Disegni Rabbinical School of Turin, and other rabbinical schools approved by the Union [today the Union also approves (controls and partially administers) the Rabbinical School of Milan—Editor’s note] are recognized for students who hold a high school diploma.”
The Foundation is governed by a Board of four members who hold office for three years. By statute, the Foundation is chaired by the Chief Rabbi pro tempore of the Turin Community. Upon the death of the executors, two board members are appointed by the Chief Rabbi, and two are appointed by the Jewish Community of Turin and the Union of Italian Jewish Communities, respectively.
President: Rabbi Ariel Finzi
