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by Anne Neborak   Eleanora Pezza 's daughter, Franca still tends the garden for her mom who is turning 100 years-old on July 23. She plants flowers on the front lawn and has potted plants of herbs on the porch. Her mom was known for her garden of fruit and vegetables.   The Italian born Pezza used to make everything from wine to tomat...

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By Barbara Ormsby Monsignor Ralph J. Chieffo, pastor of St. Mary Magdalen Church in Upper Providence, and the Cannavo familty of Delaware County were honored Oct. 25 at the 24th annual dinner dance of the Associazione Regional Abruzzese Delco at the Heritage Ballrooms in Ridley Township.   The association fosters an appreciation and knowled...

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Incrementare e rafforzare le opportunità di integrazione e scambio economico e commerciale tra gli Stati Uniti, in particolare Philadelphia, e la Calabria, valorizzando la comunità americana di origine calabrese, con particolare attenzione alla sua componente giovanile: è questo l'obiettivo del protocollo d'intesa, della durata di tre anni, sottos...

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Under an agreement between the University of Pennsylvania and the University for Foreigners in Siena, Italy, the CILS (Certificate of Italian as a Foreign Language) has been activated at the University of Pennsylvania. The official CILS Diploma, issued by the University for Foreigners in Siena, certifies your knowledge of Italian, is valid through...

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by Andrea Canepari   Dear friends of Italy, Italians and Italian Americans, When I began service as Consul General of Italy in Philadelphia it was in many ways like coming home. This great region boasts one of the most accomplished and largest populations of Italian Americans in the United States. The birthplace of the United States of Amer...

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Italian cycling legend Gino Bartali secretly helped save Jews from Nazi persecution by transporting fake identification papers and messages in his bicycle frame as he trained for the Tour de France. Other Italians, including Roman Catholic priests, are also among the silent heroes who helped protect Jews who were living or seeking refuge in Italy d...

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By Sara K. Satullo   The inaugural Festa Italiana is coming to Bethlehem Memorial Day weekend. The new Italian food festival will open 5 p.m. Friday, May 27 and the party will continue until 10 p.m. on Main Street and in the Sun Inn Courtyard.   Saturday, the festival runs 11 a.m. until 10 that night, said Emily Krall, marketing...

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Watch more than 30 teams throw out the pallino and throw down for a worthy cause at the Fourth Annual Bocce Tournament & Festival. Organized by Jack Mascaro of Mascaro Construction Company, the event benefits the Italian American Endowed Fund, which is dedicated to preserving the history and culture of Italian Americans in Western Pennsylvania....

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by Eric Felack   After the entrees were served at the Zamboni Grill last week, the waitress asked me what I was doing writing all the ingredients down on a tablet. Since all of the food was served, I fessed up that I was doing a newspaper dining review. "Oh, I thought you were going to try and duplicate our dishes at home," she said. A...

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Please join us for this important event: Special Address by Italian Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Claudio BisognieroTRANSATLANTIC PARTNERSHIP: SHRINKING THE ATLANTIC IN AN ERA OF GLOBALIZATION AND REGIONALIZATION

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