John Tedeschi

John Tedeschi Book Talk and Signing: Italian Jews Under Fascism, 1938-1945: A Personal and Historical Narrative  

5:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Thursday, March 17th, 2016

University Club, 803 State Street, Madison WI

The UW-Madison Friends of the Libraries will be hosting a book talk and signing to celebrate the publication of John Tedeschi’s new book, Italian Jews Under Fascism, 1938-1945: A Personal and Historical Narrative. This event will include speakers John Tortorice of the George Mosse Program, Department of History, and Giuliana Chamedes, a UW-Madison assistant professor specializing in Italian history.

Tedeschi’s heavily investigative work is both a family and political history that recounts the persecution and flight of Italy’s Jewish community, starting with Fascist oppression in 1938 and continuing through the German occupation in 1943. Tedeschi uses a variety of first-hand sources to document and illuminate the compelling and often tragic story of those individuals and families who endured the tyranny of Fascism.

For more information, please visit: http://www.library.wisc.edu/friends/events-and-exhibits/