ValUES - Maria Trionfi (Italy)

Maria Trionfi, figlia del generale Alberto Trionfi, ripercorre le vicende che portarono alla deportazione e all'esecuzione del padre nel campo di concentramento di Skokie nel 1944. Nonostante le difficoltà e le minacce, Maria Trionfi racconta come, grazie all'aiuto di Simon Wiesenthal e di alcuni testimoni orali, sia riuscita a ricostruire gli eventi che portarono alla cattura e all’uccisione del padre.

(Intervista: Istituto Luigi Sturzo)


Maria Trionfi, daughter of General Alberto Trionfi, retraces the events that led to her father's deportation and execution in the Skokie concentration camp in 1944. Despite difficulties and personal threats, Maria Trionfi tells how, with the help of Simon Wiesenthal and some oral witnesses, she managed to reconstruct the events that led to her father's capture and murder.

(Interview: Luigi Sturzo Institute)


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