Sons of Italy lodge holding free dinner
By Chris English The Order Sons of Italy Piazza Nuova Lodge 2665 in Yardley is inviting Italian-Americans in the greater Yardley-Newtown area and surrounding communities to a free dinner and evening of entertainment. The event will be at 6:30 p.m. April 3 at the Morrisville Senior Services Center, 31 E. Cleveland Ave., Morri...
Passaporti a Pittsburgh: il 12 luglio la missione del funzionario itinerante
Un funzionario del Consolato Generale d'Italia a Philadelphia il prossimo 12 luglio sarà in missione a Pittsburgh per raccogliere le impronte digitali dei connazionali che hanno bisogno di rinnovare il passaporto. Il funzionario sarà negli uffici del Console Onorario a Pittsburgh, Carla Lucente, all'indirizzo Fisher Hall, 728, 600 Forbes Avenue....
National Italian American Foundation's Annual Gala Weekend in Washington DC Hosts the Medical Conference of the Sbarro Health Research Organization - October 25th at 2:00 pm
The Sbarro Health Research Organization, Inc. (SHRO), in collaboration with the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF), Temple University's College of Science and Technology and the Giovan Giacomo Giordano Foundation, will organize the medical conference "Bioinnovation: towards new treatment of disease in Biopharma and Academia" that will be h...
Rudy in New Jersey
By Chase Brush Gov. Chris Christie broke bread with a surprise pol from New York on Garden State turf last night, PolitickerNJ has learned. Former New York City Mayor and Republican presidential contender Rudy Giuliani joined Christie for dinner at Guerriero's Ristorante, an Italian restaurant in Morristown. The pair's meeting comes as Ch...
Foundation Jewish Contemporary Documentation Center meets the Italian Community in Washington DC
A very interesting meeting was held on Monday 2nd January, 2015 between some friends of US-Italy Global Forum and the Foundation Jewish Contemporary Documentation Center (CDEC), the world prestigious center of Jewish contemporary studies based in Milan, and participants in the US-Italy forum. The Center is devoted to the memory of the Ital...
How a tiny Pennsylvania town held the secrets to long life
By Jim Deegan In spite of the dark suits and solemn hymns at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, there was a celebratory tone to the funeral for Carmen Ruggiero. Ruggiero was born in tiny Roseto on Jan. 21, 1912, the year the Titanic sank and the year in which leaders incorporated the predominantly Italian-American borough near the tip of...
Sons of Italy and Ellwood City: A 100-year partnership
By Louise Carroll Ellwood City was just 25 years old when the Sons of Italy Lodge 608 was founded and filled a vital need in the Italian community. Now, in 2016, the organization is celebrating its 100th anniversary -- and its many contributions that are woven tightly into Ellwood City's fabric. Read more Source: http...
Another statue damaged at Italian heritage center
By Kevin Shea Last Friday, the Italian American Heritage Center on Liberty Street took delivery of a new Roman statue. The next day, it was in pieces in front of the Liberty Street building, knocked over by a suspected vandal, or vandals. And for the second time in less than a year, John Scarpati Sr. was at a loss as to why someone w...
Italian American Museum Fellowship
The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) is excited to announce a new Italian American Museum Fellowship, being offered for the Fall 2016 semester to two interested students or recent graduates. Please read below for full details on this wonderful opportunity and we hope you are able to forward along to your students! NIAF Italian A...
Italian Americans Unite to End Negative Stereotypes At "In Defense of Our Heritage" Event at Seton Hall University on April 21
Are you an Italian American who is sick and tired of the negative portrayal and denigration of our heritage? If so, we need you to attend the Italian American ONE VOICE Coalition general meeting on Sunday, April 21st, at 1:30 p.m. at the Chancellor's Suite, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ. The event is free and all are welcome to attend.
A Look at the 2013 Festa della Madonna del Sacro Monte at Holy Face Monastery, Clifton, New Jersey
Viva Maria! A close-up of the recently restored one hundred-year-old statue of the Madonna del Sacro Monte. We owe a debt of gratitude to Patrick O'Boyle and Monsignor Joseph Ambrosio for the recovery and restoration of this historic relic Read more Fonte: Magna Grece
Da Galileo a Duccio Machetto
di Oscar Bartoli Nell'auditorium dello Scottish Rite Center di fronte a cinquecento persone l'astronauta Scott Douglas "Scooter" Altman ha tenuto una brillante conferenza intercalata da foto e video. Ha ricordato i suoi quattro voli con lo Shuttle, l'ultimo dei quali per sistemare i problemi dello Hubble Telescope che da oltre tre...