A Small World Full of Voices At Via Vignatagliata 79, in the heart of Ferrara’s former ghetto, a second-floor apartment once echoed with the laughter of children. It was the home and classroom of Gina Finzi Schonheit, born in 1901 to Emma Balboni and Carlo Finzi. Her family was poor, but she managed to become a qualified […]

The story of Ida Ascoli Bonfiglioli begins far from Ferrara, in Graz, Austria, where she was born in 1906. The daughter of Berta Kohn, a Jewish domestic worker, Ida was adopted by Isa Magrini—of a wealthy Ferrarese family—and Giulio Ascoli, a physician from Trieste. Raised among books and affection, Ida grew up in a world of culture

A Life Between Science and Humanity In early 20th-century Ferrara, the name Maria Zamorani was spoken with admiration and respect. Born in 1893 into a Jewish family of Spanish origin, she was the only daughter among six brothers. Her father, Zaccaria, owned land near Bondeno; her mother, Eugenia Padoa, encouraged her studies—an uncommon path for a woman

The Four Micòl of Ferrara Within the European project Le Case di Micòl, funded by the CERV – Citizens, Equality, Rights and Valuesprogramme, research carried out in Ferrara has brought to light the lives of four extraordinary women whose stories echo the symbolic figure of Micòl: educated, independent, and resilient women who turned pain into memory and culture. Through archives,

When we speak of a kickoff meeting, we usually refer to the event that marks the official launch of a project. It’s typically a formal, sometimes technical moment, where objectives, roles, and working methods are defined.But in the case of Le Case di Micòl, the kickoff was something far deeper and more meaningful: a cultural