Benevolence and Betrayal: Five Italian Jewish Families Under Fascism
by Alexander Stille
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A profoundly moving history of Italy's Jews under the shadow of the Holocaust, told through the lives of five Jewish Italian families: the Ovazzas of Turin, who prospered under Mussolini and whose patriarch became a prominent fascist; the Foas of Turin, whose children included both an antifascist activist and a Fascist Party member; the Di Verolis of Rome, who struggled for survival in the ghetto; the Teglios of Genoa, one of whom worked with the Catholic church to save hundreds of Jews; and show more the Schonheits of Ferrara, who were sent to Buchenwald and Ravensbruck. An extraordinary montage that resurrects a forgotten and tragic era. show lessTags
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This book sheds light on the little-covered WWII experiences of Italian Jewish families. It is a great book - I had a hard time putting it down and didn't want it to end.
Stories of 5 Italian Jewish families under Fascism; various identifications during WWII: fascists, partisans, anti-fascists
Jewish families--Italy--History--20th century.
«Scritto benissimo, commovente. In futuro verrà considerato al livello delle opere di Primo Levi.»Times Literary Supplement«Una meticolosa ricerca e una grande sensibilità, uno sguardo inedito su vittime, eroi e carnefici, ebrei e gentili. (fonte: Google Books)
May 31, 2020Italian
«Scritto benissimo, commovente. In futuro verrà considerato al livello delle opere di Primo Levi.»Times Literary Supplement«Una meticolosa ricerca e una grande sensibilità, uno sguardo inedito su vittime, eroi e carnefici, ebrei e gentili. (fonte: Google Books)
May 31, 2020Italian
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Alexander Stille is the author of Excellent Cadavers: The Mafia and the Death of the First Italian Republic and Benevolence and Betrayal: Five Italian Jewish Families Under Fascism. He is a frequent contributor to The New Yorker and The New York Times. He lives in New York City
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- Genoa, Liguria, Italy; Turin, Piedmont, Italy; Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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- Holocaust
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