Morristown New Jersey
"Rescuers in Italy Day"
Funded by:
- NIAF
- Religious Teachers Fillippini
- Temple B'nai Or
- National Endowment for the Humanities (United States Government)
The event was organized at Villa Walsh to honor rescuers of Jews in
Italy during WWII. Sister Margherita Marchione presented her book Yours
is a Precious Witness, an account of the Catholic church's role
in the rescue of Jews in Italy. Dr. Maria Lombardo spoke about the rescue
of Jews in Italy and the Italian occupied territories. Sy Rotter of
Documentaries International presented the film "A Debt to Honor."
A proclamation was made by Governor Christine Todd Whitman to declare
"Rescuers in Italy Day."