Benevolence and betrayal

Description

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.

First Sentence

Before his death in 1926, Ernesto Ovazza asked to have three words carved in marble on his tombstone: FATHERLAND, FAITH and FAMILY.

Subjects

Other Editions

• Benevolence and betrayal: five Italian Jewish families under fascismSummit Books1991-01-01
• Benevolence and betrayalPenguin Books1991-01-01
• Benevolence and betrayalCape1992-01-01
• Benevolence and betrayalVintage1993-01-01
• Benevolence and BetrayalPaperbackPenguin (Non-Classics)1993-08-01
• Benevolence and BetrayalPenguin (Non-Classics)1993-08-01