As part of the programme of events to commemorate the 82nd anniversary of the tragic deportation of Macedonian Jews to the Treblinka extermination camp, a screening of the film 'Shlomo's Breath' was held at the Holocaust Museum in Skopje. The film was conceived by renowned Italian historian Marcello Pezzetti, directed by Ruggero Gabbai and produced by the Shoah Museum Foundation in Rome.
The event was opened by the Director of the Holocaust Fund for the Jews of Macedonia, Goran Sadicario, who expressed his gratitude to the Italian Embassy for its traditional cooperation and commitment to honouring and keeping alive the memory of the victims of the Macedonian Jewish community.
The Italian Ambassador, Paolo Palminteri, also spoke at the opening, emphasising the moral responsibility of society in preserving the memory of the Holocaust so that such a tragic past never happens again.
"The terrible tragedy of the victims and the unsurpassable trauma of the survivors require us not only to keep the memory alive, but also to never remain indifferent to injustice, especially when it threatens human life. Today, more than ever, it is essential that democratic countries defend freedom and commit themselves to peace, solidarity, equality and inviolable respect for life,' said the ambassador.
After a short video intervention by the Director of the Shoah Museum Foundation in Rome and moreover the son of the documentary's protagonist, Mario Venezia, the true story of Shlomo Venezia, a Jew born in Thessaloniki and survivor of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, was screened, which deeply moved the audience present.
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