{"id":415,"date":"2025-03-18T09:35:30","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T08:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sesiavalley.com\/news\/?p=415"},"modified":"2025-03-18T09:35:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T08:35:30","slug":"valsesia-a-new-home-for-israelis-fleeing-the-conflict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sesiavalley.com\/news\/?p=415","title":{"rendered":"Valsesia, a New Home for Israelis Fleeing the Conflict"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In Valsesia, a valley at risk of depopulation, <em>Project Baita<\/em> was created by Italian-Israeli Ugo Luzzati to welcome Israeli families seeking peace away from war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By 2024, over 80 families have relocated, with 400 members joining the project. \u201cEveryone falls in love with Valsesia \u2014 its beauty and the locals&#8217; warmth,\u201d says Luzzati, originally from Genoa but long settled in Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The idea came after a local teacher shared concerns about empty schools. \u201cLet\u2019s bring Israeli families here,\u201d thought Luzzati, founding the association in 2022. <em>Baita<\/em> comes from the Hebrew word <em>bait<\/em>, meaning home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most newcomers are professionals \u2014 doctors, engineers, IT experts \u2014 already learning Italian and finding jobs. Many buy traditional stone houses and show a strong desire to integrate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Former Rimasco mayor Tognotti praised the project: \u201cThey\u2019ve revived our schools and community.\u201d In Varallo, a Hebrew course for Italians helps strengthen cultural ties \u2014 warmly welcomed online as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"272\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/sesiavalley.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LogoTiny.jpg\" alt=\"Sesia valley, logo, AI\" class=\"wp-image-34\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Logo AI from Sesia valley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mosaico-cem.it\/attualita-e-news\/italia\/valsesia-la-terra-promessa-in-provincia-di-vercelli-e-la-nuova-casa-degli-israeliani-in-fuga-dal-conflitto\/\">Mosaico-cem<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Valsesia, a valley at risk of depopulation, Project Baita was created by Italian-Israeli Ugo Luzzati to welcome Israeli families seeking peace away from war. By 2024, over 80 families have relocated, with 400 members joining the project. \u201cEveryone falls in love with Valsesia \u2014 its beauty and the locals&#8217; warmth,\u201d says Luzzati, originally from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[28,258,31],"class_list":["post-415","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-eng","tag-borgosesia","tag-israelis","tag-sesia-valley"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sesiavalley.com\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sesiavalley.com\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sesiavalley.com\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sesiavalley.com\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sesiavalley.com\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=415"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sesiavalley.com\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":416,"href":"https:\/\/sesiavalley.com\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/415\/revisions\/416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sesiavalley.com\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sesiavalley.com\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=415"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sesiavalley.com\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}