Benevolence and Betrayal
Author | : Alexander Stille |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 370 |
Release | : 2003-04 |
ISBN-10 | : 0312421532 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780312421533 |
Rating | : 4/5 (32 Downloads) |
Download or read book Benevolence and Betrayal written by Alexander Stille and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2003-04 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This history of Italy's Jews under the shadow of the Holocaust examines the lives of five Jewish families: the Ovazzas, who propered under Mussolini and whose patriarch became a prominent fascist; the Foas, whose children included both an antifascist activist and a Fascist Party member, the DiVerolis who struggled for survival in the ghetto; the Teglios, one of whom worked with the Catholic Church to save hundreds of Jews; and the Schonheits, who were sent to Buchenwald and Ravensbruck.