Three young men walk down a street in Rome.
Overview
- Caption
- Three young men walk down a street in Rome.
Pictured are Di Tivoli, Giuseppe Di Porto and Isacco Bonnino. - Date
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1942
- Locale
- Rome, [Latium; Roma] Italy
- Variant Locale
- Roma
- Photo Credit
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Giacomo DiPorto
Rights & Restrictions
- Photo Source
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Copyright: United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumProvenance: Giacomo DiPorto
Keywords & Subjects
- Keyword
- JEWS (ITALIAN) STREET SCENES
Administrative Notes
- Biography
- Giuseppe DiPorto was born on March 6, 1923. He grew up in an assimilated Jewish family im Rome and had five siblings all of whom survived: Angelo, Vitale, Eleonore, Elena and Emma. He was a textile salesman who lived in Rome. In 1943 Giuseppe was arrested in Genoa when he went there on business. He and a cousin were first held in a prison in Genoa and then sent by train to Auschwitz. Giuseppe escaped from a death march following the evacuation of Auschwitz. He was found by Soviet troops. They cared for him for a few weeks, and then Giuseppe worked for them prior to returning home to Rome.
- Record last modified:
- 2002-07-25 00:00:00
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