RomanJews - Marco Misano

07/06/2024

Onorato di avere questa partnership con il Ristorante Bellacarne.
Da oggi aperto anche lo Shabbat a pranzo.

For info and make reservation➡️ https://www.bellacarne.it/en/booking-shabbat/

23/03/2023

I'm delighted to share the news with you that I have been recognised as a Doctor of Science in History by the University of Northwest.

My promotion of Rome and its Jewish history is as much a passion as it is a profession, but receiving recognition like this always inspires me to go further in my research, my teaching, and my touring.

Grazie.
Chi non crede nei miracoli non è realista.
Cit. David Ben Gurion

Anyone who doesn't believe in miracles is not a realist 🙏

28/02/2023

RomanJews by Marco Misano, licensed tour guide in Rome. Contact me at [email protected] to book your tour or experience.

23/02/2023

I resti di una sinagoga del XIV secolo sono stati scoperti all’interno di un edificio nella città di Utrera, in Andalusia, in Spagna. Nel corso di sette secoli, il luogo venne trasformato in ospedale, in chiesa e poi adibito ad altri usi.

07/02/2023

A HUGE thank you to everyone who's taken the time to leave me a review lately.

It's your interest, curiosity, and kindness that make guiding such a pleasure 🙏

www.romanjews.com

02/02/2023

I revisited this stepping stone this morning while walking through the Ghetto.

It's embedded on the Via del Portico dell'Ottavia, outside the house where, in October 1943, Liana Ornella Sabatello was arrested, deported to Auschwitz, and assassinated.

And I kept asking myself: how can someone arrest a one-year-old?
On what possible charge? For what possible crime?
And just how barbarous can humans be?

Hundreds of these stepping stones (𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘪 𝘥'𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘰 in Italian; 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘦 in German) are found throughout Rome and its Ghetto, embedded outside their victim's last home, rooted forever into the Eternal City's fabric. Yes, they serve as daily, painful reminders of a harrowing history. But by commemorating the individual, they offer an antidote to how the N***s viewed the victims - as statistics.

Learn more about them here:
https://www.romanjews.com/stumbling-stones-of-rome/

26/01/2023

21/12/2022

What a wonderful day today! Thank you Menachem Rivkie Lazar for giving me the chance to light one of the Channukia candles in the Colosseum Square, just few steps away from the Arch of Titus.
Together with Ruth Dureghello , Alessandra Sermoneta and many others jews of Rome, we brightened today, with the Channuka lights, what is considered a symbolic place for all the Jews in the world!

20/12/2022

Wishing everyone a Happy Hanukkah!

16/12/2022

It was a great honour to guide the former Israeli Prime Minister, Naftali Bennett, around Rome 🇮🇱

I hope to welcome him back soon!

www.romanjews.com

02/12/2022

What a fantastic year it's been!

I've met so many fascinating people, had the chance to guide for rabbis and celebrities I've long admired, and made long-lasting friends from around the world. And to finish it all off, I've been awarded the Travelers' Choice 2022 badge by TripAdvisor!

The Travelers' Choice award goes to businesses that earn consistently great reviews. Award-winners are among the top 10% of listings on Tripadvisor and are recognized for consistently demonstrating a commitment to hospitality and excellence.

I'm immensely proud of this milestone, and will continue to build on it and deliver next year and into the future!

02/12/2022

What a fantastic year it's been!

I've met so many fascinating people, had the chance to guide for rabbis and celebrities I've long admired, and made long-lasting friends from around the world. And to finish it all off, I've been awarded the Travelers' Choice 2022 badge by TripAdvisor!

The Travelers' Choice award goes to businesses that earn consistently great reviews. Award-winners are among the top 10% of listings on Tripadvisor and are recognized for consistently demonstrating a commitment to hospitality and excellence.

I'm immensely proud of this milestone, and will continue to build on it and deliver next year and into the future!

www.romanjews.com

20/09/2022

The number of Jewish Nobel Prize winners is disproportionate to the global population. But by just how much? The answer will shock you.

16/09/2022

Every morning, restaurateurs come here to sharpen their knives in preparation for making Jewish-style artichokes - carciofi alla giudia 😋

Have you ever tried it? If not you're missing out!!

https://www.romanjews.com/

02/09/2022

It was an honour and a pleasure to guide Rabbi Ben Tzion Shafier around Rome and to introduce him to the Arch of Titus.

We are still here Titus; where are you?

11/07/2022

A quick thank you to everyone who's chosen me as their guide this year!

It's been a hectic season so far, but we've seen and done so much - both in Rome and beyond.

Helicopter rides, vineyard visits and boat cruises around Amalfi...

Keep the adventures coming!!

06/06/2022

Many Romans are familiar with the wartime story of the Gold of Rome. The events that befell Rome’s Jewish community during the N**i occupation of Rome were immortalised in Carlo Lizzani’s eponymous feature-length film. But few outside Italy are familiar with the story, and the impossible ultimatum the N***s gave the Rome’s Jews before raiding the Jewish Ghetto in October 1943..

The Gold of Rome tells the true story of the Jewish plight under the N**i occupation. It is a story of unity, courage, and yet ultimately betrayal.

02/06/2022

Many of you will have visited the Vatican. But how many of you have been inside the Lapidarium?

This hidden room in the Vatican Museums showcases dozens of fascinating inscriptions from the Catacombs of Monteverde documenting the lives of Rome's ancient Jewish community.

While they reveal a great deal about Roman-Jewish life during the 3rd and 4th centuries, they also raise some significant questions.

Take this inscription, for example. Hold it horizontally and you have Jewish symbolism and Greek writing. Flip it over, however, and it's patently pagan. Why might this be? What does it say?

Find out by joining me on my Jewish Vatican tour ⬇

https://www.romanjews.com/jewish-vatican-tour/

01/06/2022

See the Menorah in this image from the Vatican Museums' Gallery of Geographic Maps?

Notice anything strange about it? The eagle-eyed among you will notice it has a triple base. But why?

The reason will surprise you...

Find out on my Jewish Vatican Tour ⬇
https://www.romanjews.com/jewish-vatican-tour/

31/05/2022

Many references to Judaism are hidden within the Vatican Museums. This is just a small glimpse; if you want to discover more, and uncover the stories and messages they contain, contact me for a Vatican Tour from a Jewish Perspective.

You'll never see the Vatican the same way again.

Book Now ⬇
https://www.romanjews.com/jewish-vatican-tour/

23/05/2022

Delighted to have been featured in The Jerusalem Post / JPost.com

It was an honour and a pleasure to show Nahum around Rome's Jewish Catacombs.

https://www.romanjews.com/

Roman Jews do not consider the Jewish catacombs in their city as archaeological sites; to them, these are the graves of their ancestors, which they regard with great reverence

23/05/2022

.zevi alla luce di tutto questo, gli Urtisti ancora aspettano una piccola sistemazione…. ma piccola!!!
noi che crediamo in

19/05/2022

"Do something you love, and you'll never work a day in your life." Every day I feel blessed to be able to show my guests around Rome and share its stories with them.

Are you traveling to Italy? Let's start planning your visit.

https://www.romanjews.com/

16/05/2022

Planning a trip to Rome? Check out my tried-and-trusted guide to its best kosher restaurants 👌

Visiting Rome and want to indulge in its cuisine? Dine well while adhering to the kashrut at one of the best Kosher restaurants in Rome.

23/04/2022

Finalmente pasta!!
Hotel Byron..
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19/04/2022

Pesach in Rome 2022

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01/03/2022

Joining me on a tour of Rome's Jewish Ghetto is the most intimate and authentic way to discover the Eternal City’s most treasured district.

During our time together you become part of our community, meeting and interacting with locals. And because my family and ancestors have been integrated into the Jewish community for 500 years, nobody is better qualified to narrate its stories.

Read my blog to find out more ⬇️

Become part of Rome's Jewish community for the day through my Rome Jewish Ghetto Tour. Book now as spaces are limited

20/02/2022

Amazing day!!!!
dobbiamo rifarla!!!

14/02/2022

A fascinating article, and a subject on which I've published - most recently in the chapter I contributed to 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐡 by Bernard Benyamin and Yohan Perez.

There are several people alive that can personally attest to being eyewitnesses of the Vatican possessing Temple vessels, including the Menorah candelabra.