'Italian Jews not at all Holocaust Remembrance Day events'

(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 24 - The president of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities Noemi Di Segni on Friday said members will only take part in select events to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27.
    Di Segni told Radio Radicale that it was necessary to be "pragmatic and rational" following the past "divisive months, with demonstrations of hatred and distortions" of reality which could "convince us to not attend anything".
    The Union of Italian Jewish Communities has sounded the alarm at anti-Semitism and anti-Israel sentiment at a number of protests over the past few months.
    "In Italy, compared to other nations, the highest institutions promote and participate in extremely elevated initiatives, like the one at the Quirinale [palace] with President Mattarella", stressed Di Segni.
    She went on to say that community members had thus decided to take part in ceremonies that will focus "on Holocaust Remembrance Day and nothing else". (ANSA).