ABOUT VISIONS OF ITALY

What is going on here? See Punked by a Mime Artist Outside the Uffizi Gallery. (Photo Lyle Goldberg)

How long have I been working on this website?

For my entire life, I would have to say, long before websites even existed.

For my own story—complicated or simple, depending on the point of view—see ITALY AND ME.

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What are we looking at here? The tower of Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio rises above the Italian Hospital in Jerusalem. (Photo Lyle Goldberg)

VISIONS OF ITALY is divided into two sections—ITALY’S SECRET PLACES and JEWS IN ITALY.

Reflecting the general messiness of human experience, we cross back and forth—between diverse themes and between the present and the past.

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Batman in the heart of the Middle Ages? An eclectic art installation in the Church of San Giovanni e Paolo in Spoleto. (Photo Lyle Goldberg) For more Bat-Creatures, see GOING TO THE INDIAN, Part 2.

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ITALY'S SECRET PLACES

What is a “place”? Where do we find it? On the ground, in the heart or in the mind?

What is a “secret”? More often than not, they are hidden in plain sight.

Where is Italy? On the map or somewhere else?

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Inside the great Synagogue of Casale di Monferrato. (Photo Lyle Goldberg)

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JEWS IN ITALY

What is a “Jew”? Past, present or future? In Italy or any place else?

I can’t promise easy answers but I hope that you will join the search.

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Lyle Goldberg in Venice, with device in hand. (Photo Edward Goldberg)

All the photos on this page (except the one immediately above) are by Lyle Goldberg, as are many others throughout this site.

For context, see WHERE DO THESE PICTURES COME FROM?

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Carrying my brother's camera bag, near the historic ball court (Sferisterio) in the Cascine Park on the edge of town. (Photo Lyle Goldberg). You can meet up with us at Going to the Indian, Part 3.