Plans were launched today in the town of Carpi, in northern Italy for the establishment of a museum there in memory of deportees, including many Jews, who perished at the hands of the Nazis during World War II. The town is near the notorious Fossoli concentration camp, where the majority of Jews killed by the Nazis were interned before they were deported to death camps.
Details of the project, to cost an estimated $160,000, were announced at a press conference at the home of former Prime Minister Ferrucio Parri, attended by Mayor Bruno Losi of Carpi, who heads a special committee sponsoring the project. The museum will be located in the famous Renaissance castle located in the center of the town. A competition will be held for original designs for various aspects of the project with prizes totaling $2,600.
Also present at the press conference was Professor Sergio Piperno, president of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities, who pledged the maximum effort of Italian Jewry in support of the project.
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