The 5th edition of the International Festival of Hebrew Literature and Jewish Culture takes place on 8 – 12 september in the area of the Vecchio Ghetto Demolito, the old demolished Ghetto. This year, the Festival not only concentrates on Hebrew literature, its traditional focus, it also broaden its horizons to include the staging of Jewish cultural events, such as plays, modern art exhibitions and concerts. The theme of this edition is ” Oltre i confini ” ( Beyond Boundaries ). 
On the inaugural ” Notte della Cabala ” ( Kabbalah Night ) on September 8th there will be a non-stop series of cultural events lasting until dawn and centered on Jewish mysticism. The night features Italian and international artists alternating between music, thaetre, tastings, literary encounters, Djs and dance, all in celebration of the partnership between the Capital and Rome’s Jewish community. Events will include a meeting with the Polish writer Marek Halter, a guitar and vocal concert with the Israeli musician and international star David Broza, a concert with the italian sax, clarinet and flute player Gabriele Coen, Gal Ofer’s DJ set by the DJ who performed with Madonna at the After Grammy Party and still performs with Depeche Mode, Woody Harlson and Black Eyed Peas, and a modern art show by Rami Meiri, israel’s greatest muralist, who will perform at the Ermanno Tedeschi Gallery.
Rome’s Museo Ebraico and the Great Synagogue will be open all night with the opportunity for guided Tours.
In the followings days, the Festival will host moshe Idel, considered one of the foremost experts on Kabbalah in the world, and other important authors such as the American writers Yoram Kaniuk and Charley Rosen, the latter famous also for his past as a basket-ball player and coach. The literary critic Stefano Bartezzaghi will analyze the works of Primo Levi to mark the 25th anniversary of his death, while Savyon Liebrecht, one of Israel’s most famous dramaturges, will have a conversation with the author and stage director Cristina Comencini on the banality of love.
The Festival ends with a theatre show dedicated to two women who have recounted and compiled Storia ( History ); Oriana Fallaci and Golda Meir. ” interview with history “, a public reading conducted by Maria Rosaria Omaggio and performed by Paola Gassman, is an adaption of Fallaci’s book interview with History published by Rizzoli, with extracts from Golda Meir’s biography La mia vita published in 1975 and an article sull’antisemitismo ( On anti-semitism ) that Oriana Fallaci published on Panorama on april 18th 2002.