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Dante A. Lattes
1876–1965
A leading voice of Italian Jewish culture, he wrote with clarity and conviction about Judaism, education, and Zionism. His work reached readers across several generations and helped shape Jewish intellectual life in modern Italy.
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About the author
Born in Pitigliano in 1876, Dante A. Lattes became an Italian rabbi, writer, journalist, and educator whose work was deeply rooted in Jewish thought and public life. He studied with the noted rabbi and scholar Elia Benamozegh, an influence that helped shape his lifelong commitment to explaining Jewish tradition in an accessible, modern voice.
From the late 1890s he worked in Jewish journalism, including at Corriere Israelitico in Trieste, and he went on to become an important interpreter of Jewish culture for Italian readers. He also taught Hebrew language and literature, wrote on religion and Zionism, and published books that joined scholarship with a strong sense of civic and spiritual purpose.
Remembered as a bridge between tradition and the modern world, he devoted much of his career to strengthening Jewish learning and identity in Italy. He died in Dolo in 1965, leaving behind a body of work that continued to speak to readers interested in faith, history, and Jewish public thought.