A rabbi and scribe: Meet the new director of the Italian Jewish Museum
Born and raised in Rome, Spagnoletto, 52, received his ordination from the Italian capital’s Rabbinical School and studied to become a sofer at the Tzemach Tzedek Institute in Jerusalem.
Rabbi Amedeo Spagnoletto with 13th century Torah scroll (photo credit: MARCO CASELLI / MUSEUM OF ITALIAN JUDAISM AND THE HOLOCAUST)ByROSSELLA TERCATIN