The Dressmaker's Parcels: A Venetian Jewish family copes with racial laws. When the holocaust reaches Italy, two women, Emma and her mother, Rachele, join the resistance. by Silvano Stagni

Author:Silvano Stagni [Stagni, Silvano]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781739359621
Publisher: Perpetuum Mobile Limited
Published: 2023-04-26T22:00:00+00:00

[1] Following the ‘betrayal’ (i.e., The Armistice), the Kingdom of Italy declared war on Germany; the territory of Italy north of the front line became an ‘informal republic’ with Mussolini as his president. Later in the year, it took the name of “Italian Social Republic.” Most Italians called it the Republic of Salo’ Salo’ is a town on the bank of the Garda Lake that had become the capital of the Republic.

[2] The ‘legal’ definition of Jews in Italy before the racial laws of 1938.

[3] The road bridge connecting Venice to the mainland had only been open for 10 years. Before 1933, the railway bridge was the only connection between Venice and the mainland. Called “Ponte Littorio” during Fascist Italy, it is now called “Ponte della Liberta’ “

[4] Roberto Cunin is the false identity Roberto Mendes uses for his clandestine political activities. Roberto Mendes is exempt from military service because he is Jewish. Roberto Cunin needs a reason to be exempt from military service. He has a doctor’s certificate stating that he has a weak heart. The leading cardiologist in Venice, Paolo Mondani, wrote it himself.

[5] Original text” “Gli appartenenti alla razza ebraica sono stranieri. Durante questa guerra appartengono a nazionalità nemica”

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