Rome, Italy – Italy will have a new synagogue and more Kosher butchers if the new leader of Rome's Jewish Community has his way.
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Riccardo Pacifici was elected president of the 15,000-strong community. Pacifici said he wanted to build a new synagogue in the coastal city of Ostia, where there is a community of 400 Jews.
He also wants to encourage greater participation in the Jewish community from local residents as well as Israelis living in Rome, and to see more of what he called 'invisible' members who only appear at religious celebrations.
Pacifici, 44, also wants to increase the number of Kosher butcher shops in Rome and introduce a price control system to make them more affordable.
There are an estimated 30,000 Jews living throughout Italy. [AKI]