The comparatively little known fate of the Jews in northern Italy 1943 to 1945. In a community torn between optimism and panic, many stay but many flee over the Alps to be helped by villagers, communist partisans and, not least, priests and nuns. Betrayal and death are constant threats as the retreating Nazis grow more ruthless and many do not make it. A vivid story told through a gallery of characters ranging from Jewish teenagers to Gestapo fanatics.
(Tony Pratt - bwl 88 Spring 2018 ) |
