Laura Capon
By her daughter Nella Fermi Weiner (1931 – 1995). Courtesy Olivia Fermi Second Draft of unpublished manuscript dated, Sept 18, 1994 First Publication: posthumous, © Olivia Fermi 2009 Comments or edits by Olivia Fermi are indicated with square brackets: […
Amelia Rosselli
Exile. from: La Famiglia Rosselli – Una Tragedia Italiana Aldo Rosselli. Translated by Inga Pierson At first glance and especially from a certain distance, Amelia Rosselli, reclining in her rocker on the front porch of the little house at 9 Clark…
One Family, Two Diverging Experiences in Fascist Italy
Alessandro Cassin interviews Andrew Viterbi and Erna Finci Viterbi “Only where things can be seen by many in a variety of aspects without changing their identity, so that those who are gathered around them know they see sameness in utter…
My Political Autobiography: Tullia Zevi
Tullia Zevi left us on January 22, 2011. We remember her with respect and affection. On the occasion of this Giorno della Memoria we would like to share a speech that Ms. Zevi gave at the Circolo Rosselli in Florence,…
We Were Outsiders. Conversation with Guido Calabresi
Alessandro Cassin In this conversation Judge Guido Calabresi, a long time friend of Centro Primo Levi, shares stories of his family’s flight from Fascist Italy —from Milan to Yale— and the ways his childhood experiences have shaped his personal and…
Franco Modigliani: an autobiographical note
I was born in Rome, Italy, the son of Enrico Modigliani and Olga Flaschel. My father was a leading pediatrician in the city and my mother was a volunteer social worker. My school performance in the early years was good…
The Italian Jewish Exiles in America. An Overview by Gianna Pontecorboli
A book by Gianna Pontecorboli. Translation by Marion Lignana Rosenberg and Steven Baker Pontecorboli's book is a long overdue account of a lesser-known aspect of the Italian anti-Jewish persecution: the exile of Italian Jews to America. Forced to the US by the…
