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Describes how Giovanni Palatucci, as well as countless other Italians, helped protect Jews during the Holocaust by hiding them in internment camps, focusing on the town of Campagna and the Jewish and Gentile survivors from that town.
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IMAGINE ELIZABETHBETTINA’S SURPRISE when she discovered that her grandmother’s village had asecret: over a half century ago, many of Campagna’s residents defied the Nazisand risked their lives to shelter and savehundredsof Jews during the Holocaust. What followed her discovery became an adventureas she uncovered fascinating untold stories of Jews in Italy during World WarII and the many Italians who risked everything to save them.Endorsements:“Finally, somebodymade known the courage and the empathy of the majority of the Italian people towardus Jews at a time of great danger.” —Nino Asocoli
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