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Livia Albeck-Ripka

Livia Albeck-Ripka is an Australian freelance journalist currently living in Europe, focusing on society and the environment. She writes for publications including Quartz, VICE and Dumbo Feather Magazine and was previously a fellow at Fabrica Research Centre. You can find Livia on twitter here.

  • Inside the 'Sotto il Barocco: Meeting the people in Medieval Lecce' exhibition at the Palazzo Taurino museum in Lecce, Italy.
    Inside the 'Sotto il Barocco: Meeting the people in Medieval Lecce' exhibition at the Palazzo Taurino museum in Lecce, Italy.
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    Boutique Italian Museum Explores History of Lecce’s Medieval Jews

    Based in the cellar of an ancient synagogue that’s now a bed and breakfast, the recently opened Palazzo Taurino museum even has an old mikveh

    byLivia Albeck-Ripka
  • Historic copies of Adolf Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' are displayed during the book launch of a new critical edition at the Institut fuer Zeitgeschichte (Institute for Contemporary History) in Munich, Germany, January 8, 2016.
    Historic copies of Adolf Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' are displayed during the book launch of a new critical edition at the Institut fuer Zeitgeschichte (Institute for Contemporary History) in Munich, Germany, January 8, 2016.
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    Italian Newspaper Offers ‘Mein Kampf’ as a Free Throw-In, Defends Its Decision

    The Jewish community is up in arms, as the editor of ‘Il Giornale’ believes it’s ‘unreasonable to view the decision as a sign of support for Nazism and the movements anti-Jewish policies’

    byLivia Albeck-Ripka
  • A postcard showing the interior of La Scala opera house in 1900.
    A postcard showing the interior of La Scala opera house in 1900.
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    In Milan, a Taste of the Jewish Experience

    A reporter contemplates her Jewish identity during the 150th anniversary celebration of the Milanese Jewish Community

    byLivia Albeck-Ripka
  • Sean Penn poses for photos in Cannes, France, May 20, 2016.
    Sean Penn poses for photos in Cannes, France, May 20, 2016.
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    Cannes 2016: Five Films to Look Out For

    A dispatch from the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival on the French Riviera

    byLivia Albeck-Ripka
  • The main square of the Venetian Ghetto, April 2013.
    The main square of the Venetian Ghetto, April 2013.
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    Ceremony in Venice Marks the 500th Anniversary of the First Jewish Ghetto

    ‘History is not always a stroll down memory lane’

    byLivia Albeck-Ripka
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    (Flickr)
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    A Jewish Ghetto Worth Saving

    The ghetto that trapped Venice’s Jews is getting a renovation after 500 years

    byLivia Albeck-Ripka
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