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More than 1,600 Jews were deported from Rome during the German occupation. The best-known and largest wave of seizures took place on 16 October 1943 under the leadership of the »Jew Adviser« Theodor Dannecker. Two days later, more than 1,000 Jews were deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau.
In 1973, the »Centre for Jewish Culture« was founded by the Jewish community of Rome with the help of Jewish aid organizations, the American Joint organization and the educational department of the Israeli organization WIZO. The centre aims to promote the spread of Jewish culture and people's awareness of it in both community and public life and to strengthen Jewish identity. To this end, the centre organizes language courses, discussions on basic topics concerning contemporary Jewry and on the cultural activities of Israel, exhibitions, theatre performances, educational projects for young and old and information events in public schools.
One year after a terrorist attack in 1982 on the on the Synagogue on the banks of the River Tiber, volunteers began organizing events on different aspects of Jewry in public schools. In addition, the Cultural Centre started several projects to collect hitorical documents, for example, on the anti-Jewish legislation of 1938 (1988), on the rescue of Jews (1994) and on the liberation of and the return from the camps (1995).
More than 1,600 Jews were deported from Rome during the German occupation. The best-known and largest wave of seizures took place on 16 October 1943 under the leadership of the »Jew Adviser« Theodor Dannecker. Two days later, more than 1,000 Jews were deported to Auschwitz-Birkenau. In 1973, the »Centre for Jewish Culture« was founded by the Jewish community of Rome with the help of the American Joint organization and the educational department of the Israeli organization WIZO.
1943/44
Deportation of more than 1,600 Jews from Rome during the German occupation.
1973
Foundation of the 'Centro di Cultura Ebraica' on the initiative of the Jewish community of Rome with the financial support of the American Joint organization and the educational department of the Israeli organization WIZO.
1982
Terrorist attack on the synagogue on the banks of the Tiber.
1983
Volunteers started organizing events on different aspects of Jewry in public schools.
1988
Collection of testimonials from former pupils and teachers from the time of the anti-Jewish laws: 'I ragazzi del ’38' (The youths of 1938).
1994
Collection of documents on rescues of Jews: ' acconta il tuo Schindler' (Tell of your Schindler) with the award of 150 certificates ('Righteous' from Yad Vashem).
1995
Collection of testimonials on the liberation of and return from the camps: 'Il ritorno alla vita' (Return to life).
Rome, 2004, Headquarters of the »Centro di Cultura Ebraica« in Pitigliano, Marcello Pezzetti.
Rome, 2004, Library of the Jewish Cultural Centre, Marcello Pezzetti.
Rome, 2004, Director Bice Migliau with files from the project »Tell of your Schindler«, Marcello Pezzetti.
