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Simone Somekh

Simone Somekh

Simone Somekh is a New York-based writer and author, as well as an adjunct professor at Touro College. He’s lived and worked in Italy, Israel and the United States.

Marchers take part in the Roma Pride parade in Rome, June 11, 2022. (Camelia Boban/Wikimedia Commons)
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Rome’s Pride parade bars Jewish LGBTQ float over refusal to call Gaza war ‘genocide’

Simone Somekh by Simone Somekh May 29, 2026May 29, 2026

(JTA) — Organizers of Rome’s annual Pride parade have barred Italy’s only Jewish LGBTQIA+ organization from marching with a float at this year’s June 20 parade, although they are still […]

Giorgia Meloni is seen holding a placard that says, in Italian, "Thanks Italy," Sept. 26, 2022. (Photo/JTA-Valeria Ferraro-SOPA Images-LightRocket via Getty Images)
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Italian Jews worry and wait as Giorgia Meloni, far-right leader, prepares to take power

Simone Somekh by Simone Somekh and JTA September 30, 2022September 30, 2022

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