Italian 92-year-old Holocaust
survivor Sami Modiano said Thursday he would keep talking to
the young about his wartime experiences as long as he lives.
Speaking on the eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day,
Modiano said "I am a deportation survivor, I was 14 years old
when I was sent to Birkenau. I lost everyone from my family, but
I actually lost a total of 2000 people, those who were part of
the small Jewish community in Rhodes, where I come from. I still
represent this community.
"As long as I have strength and life, I will pass on to the
children what was done. I have faith and hope in those who will
come after us".
Modiano was speaking after a preview visit with Culture Minister
Gennaro Sangiuliano and Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri to the
exhibition 'Nazi Hell. The death camps of Belzec, Sobibor and
Treblinka' scheduled to open in Rome from 27 January, Holocaust
Remembrance Day, at the Shoah Museum Foundation.
Modiano, who was born on the Greek island when it was in Italian
hands, is one of a handful of Italian Holocaust survivors
including life Senator Liliana Segre, 95, and writer Edith
Bruck, 91.
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