Williamsburg, Virginia
Italy and the Holocaust

Funded by:

• Colonial Historical Foundation
• The National Italian American Foundation

The keynote speaker for this event was Dr. Maria Lombardo, NIAF Education Director who discussed NIAF's Scholarship Program and helped to award scholarships to local recipients. At the request of the Colonial Historical Foundation, Dr. Lombardo related Italy's role during W.W. II and her father's experience as an Italian soldier in Africa, Greece, Yugoslavia and Italy as well as the impact of his past upon her family's life since WWII. The audience intrigued by the Italian story felt that others should learn about Italian rescue throughout the United States. A reception followed allowing further interaction of scholarship recipients with the audience.