Uno su mille

A brilliantly and thoroughly researched account of the plights of five different Italian Jewish families during WW2. Alexander Stille, the author, has interviewed surviving members of each of the families and presents a narrative history pulsing with riveting and profoundly moving anecdotes. The fam Leggi tutto

This is an absolutely riveting account of the wartime experiences of five Jewish Italian families. It’s structured in exactly the way I complained The Last Jews in Berlin wasn’t – that is, an unbroken account of each set of characters so that you’re able to fully immerse yourself in each narrative. Leggi tutto

Walking around Rome you occasionally notice small brass squares embedded in the sidewalk, each one engraved with the name of an Italian Jew who was sent to Auschwitz. In some cases entire families including babies were deported and killed. This story is horrifying but fairly well-known. Benevolence

This book provides fantastic insight into the plight of Italian Jews during the Holocaust. I found it especially poignant to read while living in Italy, so close to many of the events. The fate of Jews during this period was not cut and dry and neither was the response on the part of the Italian gov Leggi tutto

Fascinating story of five Jewish families in Fascist and WWII Italy.

Libro molto bello e ottima analisi, di un tema che è stato si più volte affrontato, ma che non si finisce mai di sviscerare abbastanza. Visto poi dal punto di vista delle famiglie ebree è anche più interessante - e dal figlio di un amico di Giaime Pintor poi!!!! gli Schönheit furono arrestati non dai Leggi tutto

Fascinating book. At first I felt a bit like I was reading a textbook, but, especially with the later families and with the updates on these families at the end, I feel that I know the people, though as always I stand in awe of their bravery. I can't imagine risks like this - the hiding and running

Enjoyed it so much more than I initially expected to! The author has such a strong love for the Italian people generally, such an understanding of the history, uniqueness, and diversity within both the fascist and antifascist movements. This one book taught me more about Italy, Italian fascism and