On the 70th anniversary of anti-Jewish decrees in Italy, an Italian Auschwitz survivor has said the Roma population faces discrimination similar to Jews in Nazi Germany. "History is repeating itself" in Italy, Piero Terracina said Friday, Nov. 14, at a conference marking the 70th anniversary of the notorious racial laws targeting Jews, which were approved by the Italian cabinet on Nov. 15, 1938. "Everything started with the census of the Jews and the terrible consequences to which this led us," said Terracina, reported AFP news agency. The 80-year-old Holocaust survivor was freed from the Auschwitz concentration camp in January 1945, shortly before the end of World War II. The discriminatory decrees introduced in both Nazi Germany and Italy under then leader Benito Mussolini included the prohibition of mixed marriages between Jews and so-called "Aryans" and economic restrictions on Jews, among other measures.
"History is repeating itself" in Italy, Piero Terracina said Friday, Nov. 14, at a conference marking the 70th anniversary of the notorious racial laws targeting Jews, which were approved by the Italian cabinet on Nov. 15, 1938.
"Everything started with the census of the Jews and the terrible consequences to which this led us," said Terracina, reported AFP news agency.
The 80-year-old Holocaust survivor was freed from the Auschwitz concentration camp in January 1945, shortly before the end of World War II.
The discriminatory decrees introduced in both Nazi Germany and Italy under then leader Benito Mussolini included the prohibition of mixed marriages between Jews and so-called "Aryans" and economic restrictions on Jews, among other measures.
Mosca is well known for his refusal to take fingerprints of the Rom as well as his refusal to evacuate the "nomad" camps unless there is a better alternative.
Mosca's refusal coupled with criticism by the EU led the government to back track on its racist anti-Rom decree. The modified decree was then deemed acceptable by the EU (Fran posted on the EU's acceptance of the decree in the Salon sometime back.) So the civil servant and Rome police head, Carlo Mosca, can be thanked for honouring his role and not caving into political pressure.
On the other hand the prefect of Lampedusa has cancelled the contract with Medecines sans Frontieres for the island. He asserts that the boat people should go elsewhere to get cured. MSF represents no cost for the Italian state as it is entirely self-funded. It is the only mobile hospital on the island that can respond to the grave health problems, often life threatening, of the boat people. However, MSF needs government approval to operate in what has been declared an emergency militarized area.
Prefect Morcone of Lampedusa knows in what direction the wind is blowing. With the vacancy in Rome maybe he's looking for a promotion. It would be entirely in keeping with the crass racist policies of Mr. Berlusconi's pornocrazia.
in it one can see where b. got many of his moves from.
very prophetic... "The question facing world leaders today is not what to do. It is whether to do it." James Galbraith
