Amos Luzzatto

Amos Luzzatto ( born June 3, 1928 in Rome ) is an Italian doctor, writer and essayist, and a leading member of the Jewish community of Rome.

Life

Amos Luzzatto came from a distinguished family of Italian - Jewish scholars. His maternal grandfather was the rabbi, journalist and politician Dante Lattes ( 1876-1965 ). A paternal ancestor, Samuel David Luzzatto (1800-1865), was a representative of the Science of Judaism in Italy.

Until 1946 Amos Luzzatto lived in Jerusalem. For over 40 years he worked as a surgeon in several Italian hospitals. As a university lecturer and chief medical officer, he studied mainly the application of mathematical models to the medical and clinical research.

He describes himself as a " doctor - an expert on Jewish culture " in the tradition of Chaim Nachman Bialik and Ahad Ha'am he is convinced that the Jewish national identity should develop in continuity with Jewish history and tradition, and calls. those who want to follow this path on to study not only the Hebrew language, but also the Bible, the Talmud, the rabbinic literature and its entire developments to the modern day.

He has Italian translations and commentaries of the book of Job ( published in 1991 Feltrinelli ) and the Song of Songs written (La Giuntina 1997). In addition, he has, among others, an introduction to the Midrash ( Morcelliana Verlag, Brescia, 1999) and a collection of his interviews under the title Una vita tra ebraismo, scienza e politica issued ( "A life between Judaism, science and politics " ) ( Morcelliana, 2003).

About the Books Ebrei modernized ( "Modern Jews ", Bollati - Boringheri 1989) and Sinistra e questione Ebraica ( "The Left and the Jewish question ", Editori Riuniti, 1989), he has contributed personal essays.

He is a senior editor, founded by his grandfather monthly Rassegna MENSILE d' Israel.

From June 1998 to February 2006, he was president of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Italy ( Unione delle comunità ebraiche italiane ).