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Celebrating Dante Alighieri 700 years after his death. 

Dante meets Ulysses: A journey through the Inferno’s XXVI canto   • Live from Rome! 

The most dramatic event in Canto XXVI is Dante’s meeting with Ulysses, who carried out the strategy of the Trojan Horse, which led to the fall of Troy and eventually to the founding of the Roman line by Aeneas.
Ulysses is punished for events that would have been acceptable, even praised, in the time in which he lived. Dante falters from his concept that sinners are only punished according to the social standards of their time.

In this presentation, you will discover similarities and differences between the Ulysses of the Comedy and the Ulysses of Homer Odyssey, and also between Ulysses and Dante himself.

Join us in this presentation Live from Italy on Saturday, Nov. 6 at 10 am ET, 4 pm in Italy, and 7 am PT.

If you cannot participate in the live webinar, please note that all registered attendees will receive a recording of the session. We can’t wait for you to join us!

Fresh Mozzarella w/ Roasted Peppers and Balsamic Reduction

Join us via Zoom to meet Holocaust survivors who were saved because Italians risked their lives to help them. They hid them, provided fake documents and gave them food and shelter.

Hear words of gratitude from those who lived through one of the worst times in history and see living examples of the famous quote in the Talmud, “When you save one life, it is as if you saved the entire world.”

Help shine a light on this important part of history, how approximately 80% of the Jews in Italy survived the Holocaust, because individuals chose to take action and see them as “cristiani come noi” – people just like us.

If you missed Parts 1 and 2 of the “If you are not indifferent, things can be different”  series, watch it on demand via Casa Belvedere’s website:

Click here for Part One: “It Happened in Italy – Untold Stories of How the People of Italy Defied the Horrors of the Holocaust” presented by author Elizabeth Bettina.

Click here for Part Two: Primo Levi, a Holocaust survivor committed to keep alive the narrative of the Holocaust, lest we forget. Presented by Prof. Francesco Bonavita.

Mozzarella Sticks w/ Marinara Sauce

Sweet Potato Gnocchi w/ Butter Sauce