National Organization of Italian American Women in collaboration with
Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò
invite you to join us for a captivating lecture:
Holocaust in Southern Europe
September 13, 2006, 6:00 – 8:00pm
Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò at New York University
24 West 12th Street
(Between Fifth Avenue and Avenue of the Americas)
New York City (map)
Dr. Maria Lombardo will provide an historical account of Italy's role during WWII, including the important efforts made by Italians in rescuing Jews from Nazi oppression. Her lecture will include the personal tale of her father- an Italian soldier in aeronautics- who was captured by Nazis for his role as an International Resistance Fighter and forced into a slave labor camp.
Seats are limited. RSVP to 212-237-8574 or NOIAW@aol.com by September 6, 2006.
Formerly the Education Director at the National Italian American Foundation, Dr. Lombardo was the recipient of the highest award given to women in Italy, the Marisa Bellisario Mela d'Oro, for her work in promoting Italian culture in the United States. She has delivered her compelling lectures at 35 conferences nationally. Her book, A Camp Without Walls, detailing her father’s story will be available for purchase.
Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò
invite you to join us for a captivating lecture:
 "My father and 254 other inmates were told by the Nazis day after day that they were marked targets. Either they would die from the conditions of the camp or they would be blown up. The Nazis reminded them every morning, 'You will die, whether we win or lose the war, you will die.'"
A Camp Without Walls speaks of a man who did not physically die but whose soul was killed. A man who was removed from the camp, but the camp walls were never removed from his psychological being as he has relived the enslavement for the rest of his life through tormenting nightmares during which he begged God for mercy and relief from pain. -Dr. Maria Lombardo |
September 13, 2006, 6:00 – 8:00pm
Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò at New York University
24 West 12th Street
(Between Fifth Avenue and Avenue of the Americas)
New York City (map)
Dr. Maria Lombardo will provide an historical account of Italy's role during WWII, including the important efforts made by Italians in rescuing Jews from Nazi oppression. Her lecture will include the personal tale of her father- an Italian soldier in aeronautics- who was captured by Nazis for his role as an International Resistance Fighter and forced into a slave labor camp.
Seats are limited. RSVP to 212-237-8574 or NOIAW@aol.com by September 6, 2006.
Formerly the Education Director at the National Italian American Foundation, Dr. Lombardo was the recipient of the highest award given to women in Italy, the Marisa Bellisario Mela d'Oro, for her work in promoting Italian culture in the United States. She has delivered her compelling lectures at 35 conferences nationally. Her book, A Camp Without Walls, detailing her father’s story will be available for purchase.