It Happened In Italy; Untold Stories of How the People of Italy Defied the Horrors of the Holocaust
Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2009. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. xvi, 380, [4] pages. Map. Appendix A-F. Bibliography. Inscribed and dated by the author on the title page. Signed sentiment added in ink on Dedication page. Minor red edge stain. The author is a mission-driven professional with extraordinary ability to generate ideas, advance project goals, find solutions, contact and connect people, inspiring individuals to take action to achieve desired results. Requested and arranged private audiences with Pope Francis and Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican. She developed a pilot program that included building a website, creating curricula and academic guidelines for students and teachers to research a World War II veteran. American students studying in Florence, Italy participated in commemoration programs for Memorial Day and Veterans Day with Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, U.S. Ambassador John R. Phillips and Brigadier General John Hort which resulted in the creation of a video of the two commemorations. Imagine Elizabeth Bettina's surprise when she discovered that her grandmother's village had a secret: over a half century ago, many of Campagna's residents defied the Nazis and risked their lives to shelter and save hundreds of Jews during the Holocaust. What followed her discovery became an adventure as she uncovered fascinating untold stories of Jews in Italy during World War II and the many Italians who risked everything to save them. It Happened in Italy tells the amazing story of how thousands of Jews in Italy were saved during World War II. This moving narrative ignites the soul, emphasizing that acts of kindness and humanity were possible amidst a time of great sadness and horror. She had been invited to speak at over 100 Holocaust museum and education centers, universities, high schools, synagogues, churches, libraries, corporate groups:including Smith College, Lehigh University, Morgan Stanley and The New York Public Library. Condition: Very good / Very good.
Keywords: Holocaust, Italy, Jews, Vince Marmorale, Internees, Campagna, Genocide, Anti-Semitism, Giovanni Palatucci, Deportation, Righteous Gentiles, Nazi
ISBN: 9781595551023
[Book #77716]
Price: $45.00