Ambassadors to Italy Alexander Himelfarb of Canada and Gideon Meir of Israel attended last week’s dinner saluting the work of Chabad-Lubavitch of Rome, directed by Rabbi Yitzchok and Sarah Hazan.

Other notable guests at the dinner included Dr. Simcha Fishbein of Touro College, which is opening a branch in a province of Rome; Pierre Ferdinando Casini, leader of Italy’s conservative UDC party; and Rome politician Gianni Alemanno. ...