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c o u ntr ysi d e, as ki n g f a mili es t o hi d e t h e J e wis h c hil dr e n. E v e n t h o u g h it p ut t h eir o w n li v es at ris k, m ost l o c als a gr e e d t o h el p. Wit hi n a f e w d a ys, all of t h e c hil dr e n w er e s af el y s ettl e d i n l o c al h o us es. M e a n w hil e, G er m a n tr o o ps b e g a n t o
p atr ol t h e ar e a. Fr B e c c ari a n d Dr M or e ali f e ar e d t h at s o m e o n e
w o ul d eit h er I N V E S TI G AT E
d eli b er at el y or a c ci d e nt all y r e v e al t h e c hil dr e n’s pr es e n c e t o t h e G er m a ns, or t h at a p atr ol mi g ht si m pl y st u m bl e a cr oss o n e of t h e c hil dr e n. T h e y d e ci d e d t h at t h e y h a d t o g et all t h e c hil dr e n a w a y t o s af et y. T h e y w o ul d arr a n g e t h eir es c a p e i nt o n e ar b y n e utr al S wit z erl a n d. F or fi v e n er v o us w e e ks, t h e c hil dr e n
w er e hi d d e n. Wit h t h e h el p of a n ot h er pri est, M o nsi g n or Pil ati, Fr B e c c ari a n d Dr M or e ali w or k e d o ut a n es c a p e pl a n. T h e y g ot f als e i d e ntit y c ar ds f or all t h e c hil dr e n. T h e n t h e y g ot C at h oli c s c h o ol u nif or ms f or t h e c hil dr e n t o w e ar as a dis g uis e. Fr B e c c ari p ut J os ef It h ai a n d t h e c hil dr e n
wit h G er m a n s ol di ers. F ort u n at el y, t h e G er m a ns p ai d n o att e nti o n t o t h e m. T o It h ai a n d t h e c hil dr e n’s r eli ef, t h e y w er e m et as pr o mis e d b y t h e pri est. H e t o o k t h e m o n a n ot h er tr ai n j o ur n e y t o a s m all t o w n n e ar t h e S wiss b or d er. Fr o m t h er e t h e pri est l e d t h e m al o n g m o u nt ai n p at hs u ntil t h e y r e a c h e d t h e S wiss b or d er. T h a n ks t o t h e d o c u m e nts t h e y h a d b e e n gi v e n, It h ai a n d t h e c hil dr e n w er e all o w e d t o e nt er S wit z erl a n d. Dr M or e ali k n e w p e o pl e i n S wit z erl a n d.
H e h a d arr a n g e d f or It h ai a n d t h e c hil dr e n t o st a y i n t h e s m all t o w n of B a x L es B ai ns u ntil t h e e n d of t h e w ar. O n c e t h e w ar w as o v er, t h e c hil dr e n w e nt t o li v e i n P al esti n e. T o t h a n k t h os e w h o h a d h el p e d J os ef
T HI N K P AI R S H A R E Q U E S TI O N S
It h ai a n d t h e c hil dr e n, a p ar k n a m e d t h e G a n N o n a nt ol a w as l at er o p e n e d i n H aif a, Isr a el. T h e pl a q u e t h er e r e a ds: ‘I n h o n o ur of t h e citi z e ns w h o, u n d er t h e
o n t h e tr ai n t o Mil a n, w h er e h e arr a n g e d f or t h e m t o b e m et b y a n ot h er pri est w h o w o ul d es c ort t h e m t o S wit z erl a n d. H o w e v er, w h e n t h e gr o u p arri v e d i n Mil a n, t h e y f o u n d t h e tr ai n st ati o n s w ar mi n g
K E Y C O N C E P T
C H E C K Y O U R U N D E R S T A N DI N G 1.
2. 3.
D E B AT E4. 5. 6.
T HI N K A B O U T ... 8 2
g ui d a n c e of t h e p aris h pri est D o n Arri g o B e c c ari a n d D o ct or Gi us e p p e M or e ali, ri g ht e o us a m o n g t h e n ati o ns, s a v e d d uri n g t h e H ol o c a ust of 1 9 4 3, 1 0 7 J e wis h or p h a n e d c hil dr e n of E ur o p e. Wit h et er n al gr atit u d e, t h e c hil dr e n of t h e Vill a E m m a.’
N a m e t hr e e p e o pl e i n t h e st or y w h o m a d e diffic ult c h oic es a n d d escri b e w h at t h os e c h oic es w er e. H o w m a n y J e wis h or p h a ns di d J os ef It h ai bri n g t o N o n a nt ol a i n 1 9 4 2 ? W h at w as ‘t h e Vill a E m m a’ ?
W h at w o ul d h av e h a p p e n e d if t h e G er m a n tr o o ps h a d disc ov er e d t h e c hil dr e n ? H o w di d F r B ecc ari a n d Dr M or e ali hi d e t h e c hil dr e n ?
I N T H E Z O N E D escri b e t h e m ai n e v e nts of t h eir esc a p e t o B ax L es B ai ns i n S witz erl a n d.
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