Italian Executioners - The Genocide of the Jews of Italy

In this brief history of Italy's role in the Holocaust, Simon Levis Sullam presents an unforgettable account of how ordinary Italians actively participated in the deportation of Italy's Jews between 1943 and 1945. While most historians have long described Italians as relatively protective of Jews during this time, The Italian Executioners tells a very different story, recounting in vivid detail the shocking events of a period during which Italians set in motion almost half the arrests that sent their Jewish compatriots to Auschwitz.

About the author

Simon Levis Sullam is associate professor of modern history at Ca' Foscari University of Venice. Twitter @levissullam

Summary

A gripping revisionist history that shows how ordinary Italians played a central role in the genocide of Italian Jews during the Second World WarIn this brief history of Italy's role in the Holocaust, Simon Levis Sullam presents an unforgettable account of how ordinary Italians actively participated in the deportation of Italy's Jews between 19

Product details

• Authors: Simon Levis Sullam, Levis Sullam Simon
• Assisted by: David I. Kertzer (Foreword), Claudia Patane (Translation), Oona Smyth (Translation)
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2020
• EAN: 9780691209203
• ISBN: 978-0-691-20920-3
• No. of pages: 202
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); European History, HISTORY / Jewish, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, Italy, Second World War, The Holocaust, c 1940 to c 1949, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / Holocaust