It Happened in Italy Untold Stories of How the People of Italy Defied the Horrors of the Holocaust

Name: It Happened in Italy Untold Stories of How the People of Italy Defied the Horrors of the Holocaust
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ISBN: 9781595553218

ISBN-10: 1595553215

ISBN-13: 9781595553218

Edition: 2011

Authors: Elizabeth Bettina

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One woman's discovery-and the incredible, unexpected journey it takes her on-of how her grandparent's small village of Campagna, Italy, helped save Jews during the Holocaust.Take a journey with Elizabeth Bettina as she discovers-much to her surprise-that her grandparent's small village, nestled in the heart of southern Italy, housed an internment camp for Jews during the Holocaust, and that it was far from the only one. Follow her discovery of survivors and their stories of gratitude to Italy and its people. Explore the little known details of how members of the Catholic church assisted and helped shelter Jews in Italy during World War II.

Book details

List price: $19.99
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Incorporated
Publication date: 1/3/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 5.45" wide x 8.35" long x 1.40" tall
Weight: 0.770
Language: English

Elizabeth Bettina is a native New Yorkernbsp;whonbsp;lived in Italy.nbsp;Elizabeth graduated from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts.nbsp; At present, she works in marketing in New York.



Preface: The Dachau Liberator-Early Fall 2008


Introduction



A Tale of Two Camps



The Photo-the Rabbi!



The Italian Schindler



Blessings from a Childhood Friend



An Unexpected Connection



The First Survivor



Unexpected Journey



Planning the Return



Vince Marmorale: 1+1=3



How to Get to the Vatican: Call Amy



Finding Out About Cardinal Ruini



Arriving in Italy



Exploring Rome



Walter Wolff Returns a Free Man



Vatican Visits



An Invitation from a Cardinal



Museum of Memory and Peace



The Documentary



I am Eighty-Six Years Old Thanks to Italy



Walter Wolff's Funeral



Ursula, the Priest, and the Nuns



Herta's Visit



Max



Hiding Out in the Open



The Little Girl at the Pool



An Unexpected Detour



Ursula's Gasp



More Discovery



The Camp That Is Not a Camp



Saturday Night Live in Campagna



Cut Iron-Tagliaferri



Connecting the Dots



More Dots Connecting



Nashville: Bringing Me to Campagna



The Nashville-Campagna-New York Connection



The Sound of Music



Ursula's Phone Call



Goodbye and Hello



The Postcard



Indiana Jones



Mamma Mia!



The Pope Call



The Pope Visits New York



Visiting the Vatican Rudolfo's Way



A Visit with Monsignor Caccia



Meeting the Pope



A Journey Back in Time



The Continuing Saga Becomes History



History Then and Now



Benevento Symposium



Back to Campagna



Potenza and Tito



Fratello di Latte: the Milk Brother


Epilogue


Afterword



List of 272 Internees in Campagna on September 16, 1940



List of Survivors Interviewed for this Book



Historical Documents



Book Time Line



Numbers of Jews Living in Each European Country Prior to WWII and Who Were Murdered



Letters from Vince Marmorale and Survivors Interviewed for this Book



Complete Comments from Survivors and Other Readers of It Happened in Italy


Bibliography


About the Author


Acknowledgments


Reader's Guide: It Happened in Italy