Title
Commission for the Recovery of the Bibliographic Heritage of the Jewish Community in Rome, looted in 1943 (Commissione per il recupero
Description
The Commission was established to undertake research on the whereabouts of the Library of the Jewish Community in
In October 1943 the Nazis looted two priceless libraries in
For further details, please consult the Commission's Activity Report.
At the Vilnius Forum on 3-5 October 2000 the Italian Delegation presented information on the loss of the library. It requested collaboration and provided reproductions of the ex libris of the looted books.
The Commission is facing numerous impediments in its research: there is only an incomplete catalogue of the Library's holdings and there is no information on the trajectory of the looted property after it was loaded onto German railway wagons on two separate occasions.
The Commission has undertaken archival research in several countries. Recently a document was found at the Bundesarchiv in
The members of the Commission for the Recovery of the Bibliographic Heritage of the Jewish Community in Rome, looted in 1943 are: Mr. Dario Tedeschi (President), Ms. Anna Nardini (Presidency of the Council of Ministers), Ms. Bruna Colarossi (Presidency of the Council of Ministers), Mr. Pignatti (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Ms. Rosa Vinciguerra ( Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities), Ms. Marcella Conti (Ministry of Justice), Mr. Michele Sarfatti (Director of the Center of Contemporary Jewish Documentation), Prof. Mario Toscano (University ‘La Sapienza’ in Rome), Ms. Filomena del Regno (University ‘La Sapienza’ in Rome), Prof. Lutz Klinkhammer (German Historical Institute in Rome), Mr. Sandro di Castro (Union of the Italian Jewish Communities).
Contact Information
Dario Tedeschi (President)
Annamaria Gatta; Dr Tiziana Zannini (Office)
Tel.: +39 (0)6 67793687
Fax: +39 (0)6 67793721
Email: recupero_patrimonio_librario@palazzochigi.it
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Source
Commission for the Recovery of the Bibliographic Heritage of the Jewish Community in Rome, looted in 1943, Central Registry Correspondence, 10 and 20 July 2007