Boston, Massachusetts
"The Holocaust in Southern Europe"

Funded by:

• Boston University
• The National Italian American Foundation
• National Endowment for the Humanities (United States Government)
• Paulucci Foundation
• American Jewish Committee

The first Holocaust in Southern Europe conference was held in 1986 at Boston University hosted by BU President John Silber. World experts from Italy, France, Germany and Canada addressed Italian rescue of Jews in Croatia, Vichy France, Italy, Greece and Albania. Amongst the topics were the life of Mussolini and his relationship with Hitler; life in an Italian internment camp; and the rescue of Jews in Italy and Italian occupied territories. The speakers included Dr. Susan Zuccotti, Prof. Meir Michaelis, Dr. Menachem Shelah, Dr. Carlo Spartaco.