Plans were announced here today for the erection of a memorial honoring the Jews of Rome who were deported to death camps by the Nazis. The memorial will be erected in the Jewish section of the municipal cemetery. The unveiling will take place October 16th, which marks the anniversary of the deportation of thousands of Rome’s Jews.
Don Fra’, a Catholic priest of Turin, has made known that he would not grant absolution to persons who caused the deportation of Jews by the Nazis, or who stole Jewish property without making good for the theft. The priest apparently refers to Italians who, during confession, request absolution for the above-mentioned crimes.
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