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Benevolence and Betrayal: Five Italian Jewish Families Under Fascism
Benevolence and Betrayal Five Italian Jewish Families Under Fascism
Author: Alexander Stille
A profoundly moving history of Italy’s Jews under the shadow of the Holocaust, told through the lives of five Jewish Italian families: the Ovazzas of Turin, who prospered under Mussolini and whose patriarch became a prominent fascist; the Foas of Turin, whose children included both an antifascist activist and a Fascist Party member; the Di...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780312421533
ISBN-10: 0312421532
Publication Date: 4/1/2003
Pages: 368
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4.4 stars, based on 4 ratings
Publisher: Picador
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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It was a little slow starting off but soon I was quickly taken in by the true stories of the people covered in the book. As always, the holocaust stories are heartbreaking beyond belief but it was so interesting to see what happened to Jews in Italy...a similar yet distinct tale to what happened to Jews in other parts of Europe during WWII.


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