Alain Elkann is an Italian novelist and journalist of Jewish descent, with French and American lineage. Currently, Elkann is the conductor of cultural programs on Italian television. With a French Jewish father and an Italian mother, he was a collaborator of important writers such as Alberto Moravia and Indro Montanelli.

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  • Alain Elkann is an Italian novelist and journalist of Jewish descent, with French and American lineage. Currently, Elkann is the conductor of cultural programs on Italian television. With a French Jewish father and an Italian mother, he was a collaborator of important writers such as Alberto Moravia and Indro Montanelli. He wrote numeros novels, essays and articles, among which two are to be noted: a book he co-wrote with Italian Chief Rabbi Elio Toaff (former religious leader in Rome) and with Milan archbishop Carlo Maria Martini, as well as a book with King Abdullah II of Jordan. A theme he frequently confronts in his books is that of the Jewish faith as related to other religions, and what it means to be a Jew today. In 1976, Elkann married Margherita Agnelli, daughter of the deceased president of FIAT Gianni Agnelli, from whom he had three children, two now important directors in their grandfather’s company: Lapo Elkann and John Elkann; a daughter Ginevra Elkann, in the movie industry. After divorcing his wife, Elkann remarried with Rosy Greco. Since 2004 he is the president of the Egyptian Museum of Turin. From 2007 Elkann is the president of Fondazione CittàItalia. On May 16 2008 he was appointed Adviser for Cultural Events and Foreign Relations to the Italian Minister Sandro Bondi.
  • Ha origini religiose ebraiche e nazionali francesi ed americane. Attualmente è il conduttore di rubriche d'approfondimento culturale per la rete televisiva LA7.
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  • Alain Elkann is an Italian novelist and journalist of Jewish descent, with French and American lineage. Currently, Elkann is the conductor of cultural programs on Italian television. With a French Jewish father and an Italian mother, he was a collaborator of important writers such as Alberto Moravia and Indro Montanelli.
  • Ha origini religiose ebraiche e nazionali francesi ed americane. Attualmente è il conduttore di rubriche d'approfondimento culturale per la rete televisiva LA7.
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