ValUE - Nadia Cremascoli Bencich (Italy)

Nadia Cremascoli Bencich racconta la storia di suo nonno Santo Bencich che, da oppositore al regime, aveva partecipato agli scioperi nelle fabbriche della Breda a Milano, che in quel periodo erano state convertite in fabbriche d'armi. Nadia racconta della sua cattura, alla presenza di sua madre che all'epoca era una bambina, e la sua deportazione a Mauthausen nel 1944. Questo episodio ha segnato profondamente la vita di sua mamma, che ha deciso di dedicare tutta la sua vita, e quella di sua figlia Nadia, alla solidarietà e alla lotta per le libertà.

(Intervista: Comune di Cinisello Balsamo)


Nadia Cremascoli Bencich tells the story of her grandfather Santo Bencich who, as an opponent of the regime, had participated in the strikes in the Breda factories in Milan, which at that time had been converted into arms factories. Nadia tells about his capture, in the presence of her mother who was a child at the time, and his deportation to Mauthausen in 1944. This episode profoundly marked the life of her mother, who decided to dedicate her whole life, and the one of her daughter Nadia, to solidarity and the struggle for freedom.

(Interview: Municipality of Cinisello Balsamo)



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