The younger Doliner founded the organization RomeForJews, with a mission of teaching the history of Jews in Rome. That is because he grew up in the home of the famous Medici family of Florence, and Jewish scholars were among his tutors. In painting the Sistine ceiling, it was Michelangelo’s idea to portray figures from the Hebrew Scriptures, instead of from the New Testament, as originally planned by church officials. Nonetheless, there is strong support for the view, as suggested by Blech and Doliner, that Michelangelo meant to advance a universal, inclusive philosophy that countered the anti-Semitism of the papacy at that time. One lecture focused on the representation of Jonah, which is not only the largest figure on the ceiling but it also appears directly over the altar. The people of Ninevah believe Jonah - and his God, who is the God of the Jews.

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