Elena Loewenthal

Elena Loewenthal, a narrator and scholar of Jewish history and literature, has taught Jewish culture at the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Milan and at the Iuss in Pavia. She writes for "La Stampa" and "Ttl." She has translated and edited numerous works from the Jewish tradition and Israeli literature. Her books include: Attese (Bompiani 2004), Contro il Giorno della Memoria (ADD 2014), and Nessuno Ritorna a Baghdad (Bompiani 2019). His published works with Einaudi include: Writing About Yourself (2007), Count the Stars, If You Can (2008 and 2010), A Day at the Pawnshop (2010), A Herring in Paradise (2011), Life Is an Orchestra Rehearsal (2011), My Main Dish (2012), The Slow Snowfall of Days (2013), Jewish Myths (2016), Ten (2019), A Brief (Love) History of Hebrew (2023), and The Time of Who Knows (2026). He also edited Jewish Mysticism (with Giulio Busi, 1995 and 2021), Haggadah: The Story of Passover (2009), and The Twelve Prophets (2013).