Benevolence and betrayal
Subtitle: five Italian Jewish families under fascism
By: Alexander Stille.
Publisher: Summit Books
Published: 1991
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 365
Subjects: Jewish families -- Italy -- History -- 20th century.; Jews -- Italy -- History -- 20th century.; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Italy.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue -- Italy.; Holocaust survivors -- Italy.; Jews -- Italy -- Genealogy.; Italy -- Genealogy.; Italy -- Ethnic relations.
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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-365).