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HERALD Vol. 28 No. 20
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Holocaust film screened at TOH golf course “It was a miracle,” Delessio said. “God, somehow he must have inspired my mother on Producer and former educa- what to answer the German tor Vince Marmorale was sur- Nazi that came to the door.” Delessio was saved by her prised to discover Livia Delessio, who survived the Holocaust town’s convent, which allowed in the care of a convent in Italy, her and her sister to spend at his recent showing of “My their days there. The caveat Italian Secret,” a film about was that they required that the girls be baptized. Their mother Jewish Holocaust agreed because she survival in Italy, cared more about which was screened saving their lives. a t t h e To w n o f “So, I was also Hempstead’s Merbaptiz ed, but my rick Golf Course heart is still JewClubhouse on April ish,” Delessio said. 30. “No matter what “My Italian they do, it’s like a Secret” covers the root to a tree, you story of the Catholic VINcE can’t change.” refugee network and That wasn’t an t h e Jew s t h at i t MARMoRAlE issue for most Jews, saved. Delessio, an Producer, former saved by the neta t t e n d e e o f t h e educator work of 26 monasscreening, shared ‘My Italian Secret’ teries and convents her story with the in Italy, which proaudience. In World War II, the Nazis vided false identities and shelarrived at Delessio’s door and ter for those fleeing Nazis. The film features the stories asked her mother for their papers. Her mother provided of many heroes, including Dr. their old papers, without reli- Giovanni Borromeo. He ran a gious designation. When the hospital across the river from Nazis asked where her husband the Jewish quarter in his city was, she said he was working in Italy. Borromeo came up for the Nazis in Germany and with a disease that he called she saluted Hitler — and they “K” which he described horrifileft her alone with her two Continued on page 20 daughters.
By REI WolFSoHN
Correspondent
Courtesy Bellmore Public Schools
learning about the environment Members of the Environmental Club at Shore Road School in the Bellmore School District displayed their leadership skills as they guided activities inspired by sustainable living with their younger Winthrop Avenue School peers. The Environmental Club visited Stacey Reiner’s class and broke out into groups with third graders. First, they read various stories based on environmental sustainability, such as “The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle,” and held engaged discussions about the stories’ messages. Above, Environmental Club members gathered after a successful day of leading activities. Right, groups of children engaged in activities focused on environmental sustainability.
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ou become a witness when you listen to a survivor.