Description
Book SynopsisRecounts the author's life experiences and also evokes the changing world of Italian Jewry in the twentieth century.
Trade Review"In this beautifully written book, newly translated into English, Augusto Segre recounts his life experiences with insight, philosophy, and gracefully told anecdotes. . . . The traditional religious and vibrant working-class Jewish community that Segre describes, alas, no longer exists but will live forever in the pages of this wonderful book."—
Jewish Book World"Segre's fascinating narrative enables us to understand some things about the Italian Jewish community, especially its horrible experiences just before and during World War II. Our understanding of and appreciation for Italian Jews are greatly enhanced by this fine book."—Morton I. Teicher,
National Jewish Post & Opinion "The oral, conversational style of the original Italian has been masterfully rendered by Siporin's translated prose, and readers will delight in the discovery that this important book, which sheds light on a little known community and a very dark chapter in Italy's past, proves moreover to be a most enjoyable reading experience as the memoirs of an individual become the collective history of an entire community."—Rachele Longo Lavorato,
ShofarTable of ContentsList of Illustrations
List of Maps
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Once Upon a Time
2. The Rabbi's Family
3. It's Not Always Easy to Become a Rabbi
4. The Community Council
5. First Experiences
6. Casalese Anti-Zionism
7. Jewish Festivals and Solemnities
8. Community and Family Life
9. Farewell Visit
10. Rome, Friends, and Teachers
11. Jewish Rome
12. Students and Politicians
13. From Police Stations to the Secretaryship of the Union
14. The Racial Campaign Breaks Out
15. Dante Lattes Leaves
16. Working with Raffaele Cantoni
17. Who Leaves and Who Stays
18. I Return Home
19. Asti and Moncalvo
20. Commuter
21. The Nazi Invasion
22. Partisan Life
23. April 25
24. The Prisoner Emerling
25. Toward a Normal Life
26. Return to Rome
27. The State of Israel Is Reborn
28. New Activities of the Zionist Federation
29. Sailing for Israel
30. Israel at War
31. A Happy Encounter
32. The Slansky Case
33. Life Goes On
Notes
Glossary
References
Index
