WW2, the Holocaust and Rome
In 1943, Rome's Jewish citizens were promised safety if they gave gold to the Nazis.
Witness History: Archive 2014 · BBC World Service
January 27, 20148m 55s
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Show Notes
In 1943, Rome's Jewish citizens were promised that if they gave gold to the Nazis, they would escape deportation. Despite handing over 50kg of gold - more than 1,500 of the city's Jews were rounded up and sent to the death camps. Alan Johnston reports from Rome.
Photo: Survivor Settimia Spizzichino (far right)