New Orleans, Louisiana
"The Holocaust in Southern Europe"

Funded by:

• The National Endowment for the Humanities (United States Government)
• The American Italian Renaissance Foundation
• The Anti-Defamation League
• The Jewish-Italian Civic Association
• Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans
• The National Italian American Foundation

With opening remarks from community leaders including Mr. Joseph Maselli and the Mayor of New Orleans, John Morial, the conference highlighted local survivor Mickey Oreman, who recalled Cesarina, an Italian woman who had acted as a wet nurse for her and her sister as she hid them from the Nazis. Historian Dr. Susan Zuccotti, who wrote Italy and the Holocaust described the oppression and rescue of Jews in Southern Europe. Community leaders from the New Orleans justice system, Xavier University and other organizations discussed the moral lessons of the Holocaust and their applicability to the New Orleans community.

Mr. Joseph Maselli and the Mayor of New Orleans, John Morial.