Giorgio perlasca biography
Giorgio perlasca szakkoezep.
Giorgio perlasca biography
Jorgio Perlaska
Fascist (savior) Country: Spain |
Content:
- Giorgio Perlasca: The Fascist Savior
- Early Life and Military Service
- Budapest and the Rise of Nazism
- Rescue Mission
- Spanish Diplomacy
- Saving the Persecuted
- Confrontation with Eichmann
Giorgio Perlasca: The Fascist Savior
In the midst of the Second World War, Giorgio Perlasca, a staunch fascist and ardent follower of Mussolini, emerged as an unlikely hero for thousands of Hungarian Jews facing imminent deportation and death.
His legacy would earn him a tree planted in his honor in the Avenue of the Righteous Among the Nations at Yad Vashem, and the prestigious Righteous Among the Nations medal bearing the renowned Talmudic words, "Whoever saves one life saves the entire world."
Early Life and Military Service
Giorgio Perlasca was born in 1910 in Como, Italy, and spent his formative years in Padua.
Raised in a strictly Catholic household, he grew up with family members holding influential positions