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All Reviews for It Happened In Italy
On 11/11 Jennifer Price wrote:
I've always been fascinated by the Holocaust. My mind just can't seem to understand how one person could have so much influence, control, and evil in their hearts to kill innocent people. I just don't get it. So when I picked up It Happened In Italy and began reading a different side than what I learned ... It Happened In Italy By Elizabeth Bettina
On 10/15 Carole Colbert wrote:
"I always told Fred that he had a picnic in Italy. I said to him, 'You complained that sometimes you had too much soup, while I was lucky to get a few spoons of some dirty water,' " recalled Edith Moskovitch Birns. Edith is a survivor of Auschwitz, while the man who would become her husband, Alfred (Fred) ... A Fascinating History Lesson
On 10/13 Lantz Howard wrote:
Possibly chose the wrong book to review for Thomas BRB for the wrong reasons. I am not a huge history buff, but I was looking forward to gaining a different perspective about the Holocaust, one that was filled with hope and not despair. The narrative that Elizabeth portrayed is compelling and insightful ... It Happened in Italy
On 10/4 Michelle Clagett wrote:
I'm not a huge history buff, but I do love to read stories that tell stories within the stories. It Happened in Italy is one of those books.I really enjoyed learning about this small town in Italy helped the Jewish community during the Holocaust. What made this story even more interesting was the author ... It Happened in Italy
On 10/4 Caitlin Muir wrote:
When you think of the Holocaust, you think of death and destruction. You think of life and light cruelly snuffed out. Innocence lost in streams of blood and shower chambers that kill instead of cleanse. Strict Nazi’s with pencil-thin mustaches and blue eyes that pierce your soul. The Star of David ... The Other War-Camp
On 9/21 Carol Van Drie wrote:
Full disclosure, I’m Italian. My family, on both my father and mother’s side goes back for generations and generations of Italians marrying Italians. My mother’s side is primarily northern Italian, my father’s side primarily southern Italian. My maiden name was Pasquariello. My grandmother's ... Straight Talk It Happened in Italy Review
On 9/16 Kyle Clark wrote:
It happened in Italy by Elizabeth Bettina tells two stories: the story of the Jews in Italy during World War II and the story of Elizabeth herself as she discovers the story of the Jews, bringing participants together again after many years. The Italians, unlike the Nazis, did not see a need for abusing ... Review: It Happened In Italy
On 9/11 Eliza Scott wrote:
Title: It happened in Italy
Author: Elizabeth Bettina
Hardcover: 384 pages
Publisher: Thomas Nelson (April 21, 2009)
Genre: Non-fiction
Rating: 2.5 out of 5
My Review:It happened in Italy shows a different side to Holocaust and the concentrations camps. Only the camps mentioned in this books are not ... It happened in Italy: Untold Stories of How the People of Italy Defied the Horrors of the Holocaust
On 9/9 Brenda Nuland wrote:
I'm a little late reading and reviewing this book, only due to a busy summer. It is the story of a young American woman who comes across a picture taken during WWII in her family's Italian hometown and the unexpected road it leads her down... changing her life and others.Like most people, I had no idea ... It Happened in Italy, a review
On 8/31 Greg Rittler wrote:
It Happened in Italy by Elizabeth Bettina is a heart warming collection of stories about Jews in Italy during World War II. Unlike the horrible treatment that so many Jew received in other areas of Europe, In Italy the Jews were taken care of, protected, and against Nazi orders were treated well thoughout the war. ... Book Review – It Happened in Italy
On 8/26 Marcílio Garcia de Queiroga wrote:
It Happened in Italy: Untold Stories of How the People of Italy Defied the Horrors of the Holocaust – By Elizabeth Bettina
The book tells us the Holocaust story through a completely different view of the conventional history about Jews. We are used to read or hear about the Nazi fields in Germany then we are ... Thomas Nelson Review
On 8/23 Kapil Sood wrote:
It happened in Italy. What happened in Italy? Italian people treated Jews nicely during the holocaust. That pretty much ends this book by Elizabeth Bettina. The moment you have understood this and appreciated it, which happens within first few pages, there is nothing more in the book to keep you hooked.
I was very excited to ... It Happened in Italy by Elizabeth Bettina
On 8/22 Stormi Johnson wrote:
I have not read many books about the holocaust, but I did take a class in College and learned a great deal about it. When I seen this book It Happened in Italy, I was curious.This is a book about a lady Elizabeth Bettina and how she discovered that her childhood village had a little known secret. She ... Review of It Happened in Italy
On 8/21 Melissa Lockcuff wrote:
Stories from World War II have always fascinated me. Usually, once I start a book that concerns the war or the Holocaust, I can't put it down; and if it concerns Italy, my dream retirement destination, then I am there. This book was somewhat different for me, though.It Happened in Italy is the untold ... It Happened in Italy by Elizabeth Bettina
On 8/17 Pamela Darbonne wrote:
I have always loved history. For some weird reason, I have especially been fascinated by the time period surrounding the Holocaust. So, when my mom showed me this book I immediately agreed to review it.
This book was all I had hoped and more than I could have imagined. You see, in school we learned ... It Happened in Italy: A Thomas Nelson Blogger Review
On 8/12 Amy Sondova wrote:
Elizabeth Bettina’s book, It Happened In Italy (Thomas Nelson) tells the story of Jews living in Italy during the time of the Holocaust. After learning that her Italian grandparents helped to save Jews in the small village Campagna, Bettina decided to further investigate what happened in Italy during World War II. As it turns out, ... Book Review:: It Happened In Italy by Elizabeth Bettina
On 8/11 Julie Klassen wrote:
Don't you love when in a very familiar story, told countless times from countless perspectives until it is familiar to everyone, there suddenly is found a revealing piece of the puzzle that was left unturned by the many who passed by?
That is the story of "It Happened in Italy".
While it is the stuff ... Hidden in Plain View - A Photo
On 8/10 Jenna Coe wrote:
I have always had an interest in stories from the Holocaust, and the book It Happened in Italy by Elizabeth Bettina really caught my eye. Elizabeth tells her story of discovery as she works to uncover the secret that her village as kept covered for many years: many of its residents risked their lives ... Interesting Point of View of the Holocaust
On 8/10 Justin Boyer wrote:
"It Happen In Italy," provides an interesting array of accounts of how the Italian population defied the horrors of the Holocaust, by not allowing members of the Jewish population to be taken captive by the Nazi's. Usually when we read of Holocaust accounts, we are bombarded with the evil's of human ... A Fascinating Account of the "Good" Humans Are Capable Of..
On 8/8 Lindsey Kaufman wrote:
I recently became a Thomas Nelson book review blogger. For joining, I get free books published by Thomas Nelson Publishers in exchange for reading and reviewing the books. Pretty cool, huh? For more info on how to join, click here.The first book I read, “It Happened in Italy,” portrays true events ... "It Happened in Italy" by Elizabeth Bettina
On 8/2 Jason Smith wrote:
It Happened in Italy tells the beautiful and relatively unknown story of the heroes in Italy during World War II who stood against the face of evil to do what they knew was right in their treatment of Jews interned in their country. The story of Jews in Italy is a stark contrast to the Jews interned ... http://www.amazon.com/Happened-Italy-Stories-Horrors-Holocaust/product-reviews/1595551026/ref=cm_cr_dp_all_helpful?ie=UTF8&coliid=&showViewpoints=1&colid=&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending
On 8/1 Stephanie Cherry wrote:
It Happened In Italy is a beautiful and untold story of the Jewish people who were in Italy during the Holocaust. After seeing the pictures and reading the stories of the six million Jews that were killed under the evil regime of Nazi Germany, it is refreshing to see that there were people who were willing ... It Happened In Italy by Elizabeth Bettina
On 7/26 Shannan Lee wrote:
My Summary and Review:It Happened in Italy is the story of Elizabeth Bettina's research on Holocaust survivors who were in concentration camps in Italy. Theres type of camps were very different from the the "death" camps the most of us have heard of. The Italian camps were more detainment camps where ... Review of It Happened in Italy by Elizabeth Bettina
On 7/23 Beverly Moore wrote:
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On 7/21 David Wickiser wrote:
Thomas Nelson recently put out the book It Happened in Italy, by Elizabeth Bettina. The book was a good read and the story flowed pretty well (though it became a little disjointed at times). The book was a narrative telling of Bettina’s discovering the story of the survival of many Jews in the ... Review-It Happened in Italy
On 7/15 Jonathan Griffiths wrote:
“It Happened in Italy” by Elizabeth Bettina was as interesting a reading experience as it was a story. I picked the book up through Thomas Nelson’s Book Review Bloggers program, intrigued to read about the little known history of Jews in Italy during World War II. As a general overiew, the book is broken up ... When story overshadows teller…
On 7/15 Allie Marmion wrote:
It happened in Italy is an amazing story of how far people will go to protect other humans. Elizabeth Bettina shares a step by step story of not just what happened in Italy. This is the story of triumph in a time when people were dying a brutal unnecessary death. Elizabeth shares with us a story not ... Unexpected freedom during the Holocaust
On 7/10 P.I. Barrington wrote:
In Elizabeth Bettina's book It Happened In Italy, (ISBN 978-1-5955-5102-3 Thomas Nelson Publishing) she begins an unlikely journey into an unlikely and almost unknown past where Jews in one "concentration camp" did not suffer the torture and mass murder by Nazi captors.
In fact, the particular "concentration ... Confessions of A Depressionista Book Review
On 7/10 Bonnie Way wrote:
The stories of Jews in Germany and its surrounding countries are familiar the world over. This year, my husband participated in the school book club and brought home the books for me to read too. We read Twenty and Ten, The Boy Who Dared, Four Perfect Pebbles—all books about the Holocaust and the hardships ... Book Review: It Happened in Italy
On 7/5 Sheila DeChantal wrote:
One woman’s discovery—and the incredible, unexpected journey it takes her on—of how her grandparent’s small village of Campagna, Italy, helped save Jews during the Holocaust.
Take a journey with Elizabeth Bettina as she discovers much to her surprise, that her grandparent’s ... It Happened in Italy by Elizabeth Bettina
On 7/4 Sian Williams wrote:
"It Happened In Italy" by Elizabeth Bettina In Poland, 90% of the Jewish population died, yet only 20% of Italian Jewry died. Why ?At a chance meeting, the author was given a copy of a doctoral thesis containing photos of Jews in her ancestral village. This was the start of an amazing trail of serendipitous ... "It Happened In Italy" by Elizabeth Bettina
On 6/26 Joan Nienhuis wrote:
Elizabeth Bettina’s grandmother was born and raised in Campagna, Italy. Elizabeth comes across a photo of the church where her Catholic grandparents were married showing a rabbi, among others, on the front steps. Investigating what a rabbi was doing in an Italian town during WW II is the story of ... It Happened In Italy by Elizabeth Bettina
On 6/25 Bridget Graber wrote:
As I mentioned a couple weeks ago, I am a book review blogger for Thomas Nelson. Anyway - I picked my book out, and they shipped it to me and I read it diligently. Here is my review on "It Happened in Italy" by Elizabeth Bettina.I was very excited to read this book. I had high hopes for it. I kept waiting ... "It Happened in Italy" - Book Review
On 6/24 Donna Safford wrote:
The Holocaust: a monstrous time in the world’s history. Yet, the people of one country stood against the death and destruction, quietly saving Jews from slaughter. It Happened in Italy tells the stories of survivors and those who helped them. Many Italians opened their hearts and homes, putting their ... Stories of Courage and Survival
On 6/24 Wendy Miller wrote:
When you think of the Holocaust, you are likely to conjure up horrific images of destruction of life and the genocide of the Jews. These are the images that come to my mind. In It Happened in Italy, Elizabeth Bettina creates a new quilted fabric to envision as she sews together chapter after chapter ... It Happened In Italy By Elizabeth Bettina
On 6/22 Chantal Wiebe wrote:
Holocaust literally means an act of mass destruction and loss of life. We associate this word with the extermination of millions of Jews during WWII. The term 'Holocaust' conjures up many images of war, death, cruelty, and brutality. Rarely does it refer to kindness and brotherly love, but a few instances ... It Happened in Italy
On 6/22 Gail Pruszkowski wrote:
The destructive legacy of the Holocaust affected not only those who lived through the persecution, evacuations and internments but their future generations as well. Memoirs written by the children of survivors relate stories of how the atrocities suffered by their parents fractured family relationships ... It Happened In Italy by Elizabeth Bettina
On 6/21 Catheryne McFarland wrote:
Love thy neighbor as thyself- this is the commandment that the Italians during WWII followed. It Happened in Italy chronicles Elizabeth Bettina's quest to discover the history behind concentration camps in Italy, specifically in the town of Campagna. She discovers on one of her family visits to this ... It Happened in Italy By: Elizabeth Bettina
On 6/21 Esme wrote:
It Happened in Italy tells the story of little known part of history during World War II, about the Jewish population in Italy. While this aspect of the story is quite interesting and not a subject that I was familiar with the book itself is average at best. Bettina became fascinated with the Jewish ... Interesting Story but not great Book
On 6/21 Paul James wrote:
To say the Holocaust was a dark moment in human history would be a understatement. Not only did millions of Jews suffer in the hands of the Nazi’s, they were also betrayed by their countries, neighbors and friends. In “It Happened in Italy” author Elizabeth Bettina leads readers on a journey of uncovering a different ... “It Happened in Italy” by Elizabeth Bettina
On 6/20 Kara Roberts wrote:
All I can say about the book It happened in Italy by Elizabeth Bettina is WoW! I'm a WWII buff and this is one of those stories that no one has ever heard of until recently. Jewish concentration (detainment) camps in Italy during WWII and they have been described as a picnic in comparison to German camps. ... It happened in Italy - Thomas Nelson books
On 6/19 Diane LaRue wrote:
Don't let the title fool you; It Happened in Italy is not a chick-lit book. The subtitle, Untold Stories of How the People of Italy Defied the Horrors of the Holocaust, gives the reader a better idea of the substance of this non-fiction book.
Told in simple style by author Elizabeth Bettina, it recounts ... A true story of humanity during World War II
On 6/19 Gemma Wilson wrote:
It Happened in Italy by Elizabeth Bettina tells the important story of the kind and dignified treatment of the Jews living in Italy during World War II by the Italians. It is a story that needs to be told and archived for history's sake and sheds a glimmer of hope in an era of heinous world wide crime ... It Happened in Italy
On 6/18 Lori Kibby wrote:
It Happened In Italy, June 17, 2009
When I first saw the title and read what this book was about I was excited and could hardly wait to read it. I thought that it was about the stories of the survivors of the holocaust, which it was, but I was expecting stories of the people's lives told by them. Although ... It Happened in Italy
On 6/16 Diana Shores wrote:
From an historical standpoint, this book will be useful to let people know of the kindness of the Italians towards the Jews during the holocaust. I also feel it is a good starting point for others to follow and tell a better story. I felt that the author seemed intent on selling herself, which, in ... It Happened in Italy - Good for historical purposes, but author leaves something to be desired
On 6/16 Beth Gawlowicz wrote:
I have had a sort of strange fascination or desire to learn as much as I could about the Holocaust since high school. My English teacher, not my history teacher, prompted this desire for knowledge. He was a converted German Orthodox Jew. Because of him, I devoured Anne Frank's diary and the story of ... It Happened In Italy
On 6/14 Hattie Norman wrote:
It Happened In Italy by Elizabeth Bettina, is a missing part of Italian and Jewish History. Campagna, Ferramonti and other remote Italian towns were places where Jewish people did not experience the horrors of Dachau or Auschwitz. Therefore, the words “concentration camps” were never used by the ... It Happened In Italy by Elizabeth Bettina
On 6/13 Elmer Boutin wrote:
Was Fascist Italy a safe haven for Jews during World War II? It turns out the answer to this question is "yes." Although not widely known, thousands of Jews survived the holocaust because of the Italian people.
Elizabeth Bettina was a lady who spent many of her childhood summers in the small town of ... Book Review: "It Happened In Italy" by Elizabeth Bettina
On 6/10 Barbara Davis wrote:
When I think of the Holocaust, I think of torture and death, Dachau and Auschwitz.
Having been born near the end of World War II, I have heard of the horrible Nazi labor camps; the separation of families; the beatings; the starvation; the genocide of millions of Jewish people. But I had not heard of ... A Must Read
On 6/10 Melissa Smith wrote:
When a person gets to a certain age, they oftentimes feel as if they’ve heard it all. That being the case, I admit to being surprised in reading Elizabeth Bettina’s book called ‘It Happened in Italy‘. I have to wonder who else is unaware of the Jewish concentration camps that were run in Italy, ... 'It Happened in Italy' by Elizabeth Bettina
On 6/8 Emily Decobert wrote:
For stories that must be told, there is a person destined to tell them. So, it was with Elizabeth Bettina and the story of Jewish internment camps in Italy in WWII. She is an Italian-American girl that was raised in New York in a mostly Jewish neighborhood. She was surrounded by Jewish families who ... Love not Hate
On 6/7 Karen Gervasi wrote:
The author, Elizabeth Bettina, tells the true story of her journey of discovery about how Jews were treated throughout parts of Italy, especially Campagna, during World War II. The catalyst for this search was a photo of the author's grandparents on the steps of a Catholic church in Campagna, Italy. ... A Story that Needs to be Told!
On 6/5 Angela King wrote:
Elizabeth Bettina, in her book "It Happened in Italy," tells the story of how the citizens of Italy worked together to protect Italian-born Jews and foreign-born Jews from the atrocities of the Holocaust during World War II. Within the pages of Elizabeth Bettina's "It Happened in Italy," a physical and ... Book Review: "It Happened in Italy" by Elizabeth Bettina
On 6/4 Jonathon Burns wrote:
It Happened in Italy, by Elizabeth Bettina, is an intriguing little book about the holocaust. Instead of focusing on Germany, however, Bettina focuses on Italy, and the Jews living there. Revealed in this book is a little known piece of history: whereas almost all the Jew who went through German concentration ... It Happened in Italy
On 6/2 Christopher Smith wrote:
Elizabeth Bettina's It Happened in Italy, despite its rather lackluster title, poignantly tells many stories of the hospitality and kindness that Italians extended to Jews during World War II. It also chronicles the author's efforts to reconnect herself and several friends (most notably Walter Wolff, ... Present day stories of reconnection eclipse the Holocaust stories
On 5/28 Tara Robertson wrote:
It Happened In Italy Untold Stories of How the People of Italy Defied the Horrors of the Holocaust By Elizabeth BettinaBook Description One woman's discovery---and the incredible, unexpected journey it takes her on---of how her grandparent's small village of Campagna, Italy, helped save Jews during the ... It Happened In Italy review
On 5/27 Nicole Sofet wrote:
When you think of the holocaust you think of the terrible German concentration camps, right? But did you know that Italy had them too? However, they treated the Jews like humans instead of trash. In Elizabeth’s amazing journey, you get to see and learn about Italy’s concentration camps and hear about the survivors. None ... It happened in Italy by Elizabeth Bettina
On 5/23 Kirstin Troyer wrote:
I was first attracted to this book because of my Italian heritage. My mothers side of the family is Italian, so the title naturally peaked my interest. What an amazing story of the goodness of people, of their ability to choose right from wrong regardless of consequences, and ultimately of honor.Elizabeth ... Book Review: It Happened in Italy
On 5/21 Wendy West wrote:
As someone who has always had a deep respect and appreciation for our history, this book left an immediate impression on me.
The book provides a refreshing reminder of the unselfish love humans can offer to those who are hurting. This story is about the lives of Jewish people who were sent to Italian ... An encouraging read about the goodness of people
On 5/21 Sarah Dailey wrote:
Can I just say how amazing this book was to read??? I am in the midst of a class on the end times and we are focusing on the role of Israel and the Jewish people right now. It was serendipitous timing to be reading this book and discovering how miraculously God used the people of Italy to save a remnant ... Amazing Truth Revealed!
On 5/20 Cynthia Norris wrote:
For most of the world, the triumphs and tragedies of World War II are fading into history. For some people, it's something they carry with them every day. Elizabeth Bettina writes of her journey from the former to the later. Unlike many people today, Bettina at least had an idea of her family's past ... It Happened In Italy
On 5/19 Michelle Yoder wrote:
The premise of this book is the author’s discovery of how in the middle of what was the world’s worst atrocity committed against Jews, there was a place that offered hope. In the book Ms. Bettina discovers that the town of Campagna, Italy had an interment camp that held Jews, but this camp was much ... “It Happened in Italy” by Elizabeth Bettina
On 5/16 Ruth Curcuru wrote:
It Happened in Italy is a wonderful story but a very mediocre book. The author, Elizabeth Bettina, an American of Italian descent learns that Italian Jews were interned in her ancestral town during WWII. What's more, she learned that, other than the lack of freedom, life in that camp, and other Italian ... It Happened In Italy by Elizabeth Bettina: My Review
On 5/15 Susan Anadale wrote:
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On 5/12 Melissa Carswell wrote:
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On 5/11 Andrew McCullough wrote:
n occupied Europe, 75-80% of the Jewish population during World War II was executed. And, yet what if I told you that in one country, approximately 75-80% of the Jewish population in that same period survived. What if I told you that number may not include thousands of more foreign Jews living in that ... It Happened in Italy by Elizabeth Bettina
On 5/11 Isabelle Lussier wrote:
It Happened in ItalyUntold stories on how the people of Italy defied the horrors of the Holocaust.By Elizabeth BettinaPublished by Thomas Nelson BOOK DESCRIPTIONOne woman's discovery---and the incredible, unexpected journey it takes her on---of how her grandparent's small village of Campagna, Italy, ... It Happened in Italy - defying the Holocaust
On 5/10 Marian Perera wrote:
I've wanted to learn more about the Holocaust ever since I read Leon Uris's "Exodus", so I requested Elizabeth Bettina's "It Happened in Italy" from Thomas Nelson as one of the Book Review Bloggers. This book documents the stories of many Italians who sheltered Jews from the Nazis, and balances the past ... It Happened in Italy, by Elizabeth Bettina
On 5/8 Nancy Famolari wrote:
Before reading this book, I had only heard the dreadful tales of Holocaust survivors from the German camps. Thanks to Elizabeth Bettina we now know that the Italian camps were humane and comfortable. It was heart warming to hear stories of Italians helping Jews survive the dreadful atrocities committed ... A Memory of Holocaust Survivors that Reads Like a Detective Story
On 5/6 Sarah Katie wrote:
I've read a few Non-fiction books on WWII, not a lot, but enough to know that they can get wordy and a little uninteresting. Elizabeth Bettina breaks that cycle with It Happened In Italy. Bettina writes a story that is engaging as it is amazing. My attention was completely wrapped up in the stories of ... It Happened In Italy
On 5/6 William Colburn wrote:
Concentration camps in Italy during the Second World War? I hadn’t read that in my High School History books – even in the Catholic parochial school I attended. What were these camps like? How many Jews were cruelly forced into incinerators, inhumanely experimented upon, and maliciously treated ... It Happened In Italy, by Elizabeth Bettina
On 5/4 Amanda Markel wrote:
Elizabeth Bettina’s book about Italian Holocaust survivors was completely eye-opening and fascinating.
I will be honest–my knowledge of Italy’s role in World War II is sketchy, at best. I know plenty about Germany, and that country’s treatment of Jews, but I had never even considered ... Book Review: “It Happened in Italy”
On 5/4 Becca C wrote:
Honestly, I had high hopes for this book; I enjoy reading about World War II & the Holocaust specifically, but nonfiction titles can sometimes lack real "readability" and be full of too many facts and details to be interesting. I found this book, It Happened in Italy, to be a wonderful mixture of both. ... "It Happened in Italy" Book Review
On 5/2 Kim Turnage wrote:
Love your neighbor as yourself. That's what people in small villages across the boot of Italy did during World War II. And because they took this command from Jesus more seriously than Hitler's command to carry out the Final Solution, thousands of Jews survived the Holocaust in Italy. Not only did they ... Book Review | It Happened in Italy by Elizabeth Bettina
On 5/2 Renee Gardiner wrote:
It Happened in Italy is the untold stories of how the people of Italy defied the horrors of the holocaust. Bettina (the author) discovers the story of Giovanni Palatucci and his connection to her family's village of Campagna,Italy. Palatucci was an Italian that had access to records of Italy's foreign ... It Happened in Italy???
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