Federal Holocaust Conference Targets Italy's Wartime Heroism

From: Italian Voice, The | Date: May 28, 1998 | Copyright information


Italian Voice, The

05-28-1998

Federal Holocaust Conference Targets Italy's Wartime Heroism

The courageous acts of Italian military officers, soldiers, and ordinary people, who rescued Jews from Nazi persecution during world War II, were described during a major conference on the Holocaust sponsored by 18 federal agencies with assistance from the National Italian American Foundation on April 21 in Washington, DC. The conference also featured a photo exhibit of R...

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