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A seminar for teachers preparatory to the Journeys of Remembrance was held in Naples.
The training seminar, organized by the Ministry of Education and Merit and the Federation of Associations of Istrian, Rijeka, and Dalmatian Exiles, was held on January 21-22, 2026, at the prestigious Università Orientale in Naples. The seminar was dedicated to teachers from central and southern Italy interested in participating in the Journeys of Remembrance funded by the Ministry of Education. The Neapolitan capital was also affected by the Julian-Dalmatian Exodus, which affected 350.000 Istrian, Rijeka, and Dalmatian exiles (90% of the native Italian community in the eastern Adriatic, plus a portion of Slovenians and Croats opposed to Tito's nascent Yugoslav communist dictatorship), scattered across over 100...
Thesis Award in Memory of Giuseppe Parlato
The Rotary Club of Verona Est and the Ugo Spirito and Renzo De Felice Foundation – ETS are announcing a competition for a bachelor's or master's thesis in memory of Professor Giuseppe Parlato. The prize is awarded to a thesis whose topic relates to the historical and political knowledge of northeastern Italy from the Risorgimento to the present day. The prize is €1.500,00 (one thousand five hundred and #) gross. The application and related documentation must be received no later than 13:00 PM, July 15, 2026, by email to segreteria@fondazionespirito.it, attaching the...
Tartini, the European genius of the bow
A comprehensive monograph reconstructs the biographical and other aspects of a major figure on the European music scene, who began in Piran and spent many years in Padua. Mirko Schipilliti's recent biography of Giuseppe Tartini was presented in Trieste. In conversation with musicologist Ivano Cavallini for the "Schmidl Mondays" event at Palazzo Gopcevich, the author illustrated the contents of his Giuseppe Tartini. Genius of the Bow. A Critical Biography (Zecchini, Varese 2025), published with the support of the Municipality of Piran, the Community of Italians of Piran, the Self-Managed Community of Italian Nationality of Piran, the Municipality of Padua, and the Paduan Association...
The new Julian Voice of January 2026
The January 2026 issue of "La Nuova Voce Giuliana," the monthly magazine of the Association of Istrian Communities, can be viewed online or downloaded in PDF format. The front page features New Year's greetings from editor-in-chief Antonio Schiavulli and greetings from the association's new president, Giorgio Tessarolo. The magazine also includes a calendar of events planned for Remembrance Day 2026 and ample space for the centenary of the "Pullino" Nautical Society, founded in Isola d'Istria and now based in Muggia (TS). Download:...
“River or Death!” awarded as best European documentary
Igor Bezinović's documentary "River or Death!" has won one of the most important awards of the year in European cinema. At the 2026 European Film Awards ceremony—the 38th edition of the European Film Academy awards—held this evening, Saturday, January 17, in Berlin, the film was named Best European Documentary, confirming the European film community's appreciation for an ambitious and original project. Directed by Bezinović and produced by Vanja Jambrović and Tibor Keser for the production company Restart, the film is a co-production between Croatia, Italy, and Slovenia that explores...
The martyrdom of Don Bonifacio remembered in Capodistria
Mario Ravalico's book, "Francesco Bonifacio. Life and Martyrdom of a Man of God," was presented at Palazzo Gravisi. In it, the author continues his search for the truth about the Istrian priest, killed in 1946 and beatified in 2008. Released on the 80th anniversary of the Piran native's assassination, Mario Ravalico's book is published by Ares in collaboration with the IRCI of Trieste and with the support of the Italian Community of Krasica. The author spoke with Kristjan Knez in a conference broadcast by Radio Capodistria: ...
"26 October: A Sea of Umbrellas" returns to the stage
First performed to coincide with the celebrations for the 70th anniversary of Italy's return to Trieste (October 26, 1954–2024) and broadcast on Rai as a radio play, the Teatro Stabile del Friuli Venezia Giulia, in collaboration with Rai Friuli Venezia Giulia, is presenting "26 ottobre Un mare di ombrelli" (26 October, A Sea of Umbrellas), a play written by Gianni Gori, in the Sala Bartoli from January 16 to 25. Inspired by the centenary of radio on the one hand, and the anniversary of Trieste's reunification with Italy on the other, the play recounts October 26, 1954, through a dual aspect: radio and theater. Written as a radio play, and as such, directed by Mario Mirasola, it was...
Giulio Marongiu, exiled from Pola to Fertilia, is Commander of the Republic
For the first time in its history, Fertilia celebrates Commendatore Giulio Marongiu. On Wednesday, January 14th, the official announcement was made by the Secretariat of the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, awarding Giulio Marongiu, the now famous commander of the vessel Klizia, protagonist of the voyage, book, and film Route 230° Return to the Land of the Fathers, the title of Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. This is an important recognition for a man who journeyed back in time to reunite those threads brutally severed by history and to symbolically close a circle, also in the name of...
Screening in Trieste of the documentary "Trieste è nostra – Trst je naš"
On May 1, 1945, German forces in Italy surrendered: after lengthy secret negotiations with the Allies, German generals ordered all German forces in Italy to cease hostilities and signed a document of unconditional surrender. Italy prepared to celebrate the arrival of long-awaited peace and the joy of newfound freedom. And while everyone smiled at the end of the war, in Trieste—and along the entire eastern border—the drama seemed never-ending, with the arrival of Tito's partisans, who occupied the city as "liberators." The 40 days of terror of Tito's occupation began. "Trieste is ours—Trst je naš" is a...
A seminar for teachers in Carpi to prepare for the Journeys of Remembrance
January 14, 2026 - An overview of the history of the Adriatic border, a visit to the Fossoli camp, a former prison and deportation center and later a refugee reception center, food for thought and new teaching perspectives: insights and experiences that helped shape teachers from central and northern Italy who attended the first training program of 2026 in Carpi (province of Modena) organized by the Ministry of Education and Merit together with the Federation of Associations of Istrian, Rijeka, and Dalmatian Exiles. Their colleagues from southern Italy will have the opportunity to undertake a similar experience in Naples at the end of January, while in...
