History of the Jews in Calabria (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles The history of the Jews in Calabria reaches back over two millennia. Calabria, (pronounced; in Calabrian dialect, in Hebrew: ) Calabria is at the very south of the Italian peninsula, to which it is connected by the Monte Pollino massif, while on the east, south and west it is surrounded by the Ionian and Tyrrhenian seas. Jews have had a presence in Calabria for at least 1600 years and possibly as much as 2300 years. Calabrian Jews have had notable influence on many areas of Jewish life and culture. The Jews of Calabria are virtually identical to the neighbouring Jews of Sicily but are considered separate. However, the Jews of Calabria and the Jews of Apulia are historically the same community, only today are considered separate. Occasionally, there is confusion with the Jewish community in Calabria and the Jewish community in Reggio Emilia. Both communities have always been entirely separate.