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Norma Cossetto, Porzûs, Vergarolla. Faces and stories of forgotten massacres
Raimo and Montanari permitting, let's return to the denied tragedy of the Italians of Istria, Dalmatia and Venezia Giulia. Which only an imbecile can claim has anything to do with the Shoah, except that it was an immense tragedy. Of which the foibe are the apex. Continue on http://www.ilfoglio.it/uffa/2022/02/22/news/norma-cossetto-porzu-s-vergarolla-volti-e-storie-di-stragi-dimenticate-3715630/ Giampiero Mughini Source: Il Foglio - 22/02/2022 A nice article by Giampiero Mughini on Il Foglio. Mughini, remembering the Dalmatian Enzo Bettiza and his book 'Esilio', defends the Day of Remembrance from Montanari, Raimo, Barbero and others and with it the immense tragedy of the people...
February 10: The Duty to Remember
A moment of reflection by the Levi Pelloni Foundation on the tragedy of the foibe and the exodus of the Julian-Dalmatians Starting from the axiom, dear to our Foundation, that remembering is first of all a civic and moral duty to avoid the repetition of tragic pages that still today create divisions and resentments, on February 10 at the Sala Alessandrina of the Museum of Medical Art in Rome Luciana Ascarelli, vice president of the Foundation, Franco Laicini of the Società di Studi Fiumani, Francesco Raponi of the Foundation of the same name, the historian Pino Pelloni and the actress Mariella Sapienza met. “As for the Day of Remembrance – explained Pino...
The activities of the Istria Club for the Day of Remembrance begin today
On Monday 14 February at 17:00 pm at the Casa della Musica (in Via dei Capitelli 3 in Trieste) the Circolo di cultura istro-veneta Istria will present the project “ESPOES”, a multimedia and interactive exhibition dedicated to the history of the Exodus and the Foibe curated and created by our club. The virtual platform is currently being set up and its official inauguration will take place in the coming months, but some content will be presented in preview. Ezio Giuricin and Daniele Kovačić will be speaking. To participate in the event in person, it will be mandatory to show the green pass. The presentation will also be streamed on the home page of the website of the...
Contextualizing the Foibe among the massacres of the twentieth century
The Federation of Associations of Istrian, Rijeka and Dalmatian Exiles reiterates its esteem for Dr. Stefano Versari, under whose direction of the Department for the Educational System of Instruction and Training the work of the Ministry of Education - Associations of Exiles Table has achieved particularly significant results, from the consolidated national training seminars to the summer high-level training school, passing through the regional seminars that continue to take place in compliance with the current restrictions. The complete reading of the circular for which he was hit with protests shows that the incriminated passage is perfectly...
"We must continue to build a shared historical memory"
The Prime Minister, Mario Draghi, spoke at Palazzo Madama at the celebration of the 'Day of Remembrance', in memory of the victims of the foibe, of the Julian-Dalmatian exodus, of the events on the eastern border. Mr. President of the Republic, Honorable President of the Senate, Honorable Vice President of the Chamber, Madam Vice President of the Constitutional Court, Ministers, I would first of all like to thank the representatives of the Associations of Istrian, Fiuman and Dalmatian Exiles and of the National Association of Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia, for their words today and for their efforts over all these years. The "Day of Remembrance" requires us to...
«Remembrance Day allows us to renew the memory of the victims. No to denialist theses»
Statement by the President of the Chamber of Deputies Roberto Fico: "The Day of Remembrance allows the entire community to preserve and renew the memory of all the victims of the foibe, of the exodus from their lands of the Istrians, Fiume and Dalmatians in the Second World War and of the story of the eastern border. Those events represent a very painful page in our history and the attempt, perpetrated over time, to cover up the dynamics and historical contours has been an unacceptable operation. Just as unacceptable are the denialist theses: in no case can ideological motivations or compromises aimed at legitimizing the violation be considered admissible...
«Remembering the many Italians who fell victim to the Yugoslav communist forces»
I greet the President of the Republic, the President of the Senate, the Prime Minister, the Vice President of the Constitutional Court, the ministers, the parliamentarians, the President of FederEsuli and the representatives of the Associations of Istrian, Fiumani and Dalmatian exiles. It is very important to celebrate this year in a Chamber of Parliament the Day of Remembrance, established by law in 2004. The approval – by a very large majority – of that law was in fact an act of truth and justice, two fundamental values for every democratic system. Parliament intervened after for decades significant parts of the world...
«Continue the common path against every form of oblivion»
The President of the Senate of the Republic, Maria Elisabetta Alberti Casellati, spoke at Palazzo Madama at the celebration of the 'Day of Remembrance', in memory of the victims of the foibe, of the Julian-Dalmatian exodus, of the events on the eastern border. Good morning everyone. I greet the President of the Republic, the President of the Council of Ministers, the Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies, the Vice President of the Constitutional Court, the Ministers, the Parliamentarians and all the Authorities present. I greet President De Vergottini, the representatives of the Associations of exiles and the school children who in this Chamber and at home participate in this important...
"Remembrance Day has restored the dignity of an entire community"
Speech by the Deputy Vice President of the National Association of Venezia Giulia and Dalmatia, Prof. Donatella Schürzel, at the ceremony for the Day of Remembrance 2022 held at the Senate of the Republic on Thursday 10 February. Mr. President of the Republic, Madam President of the Senate, President of the Chamber of Deputies, Honorable Senators and Deputies, Government Representatives, Civil, Military, Diplomatic and Religious Authorities, Ladies and Gentlemen, Students Present, Friends and Brothers of Istria, Fiume and Dalmatia, Eighteen years ago, Law 92 of 30 March 2004 established the Day of Remembrance that we celebrate today and 75 years...
Remembrance Day bridges "a gap between the memory of the exiles and that of the entire nation"
Speech by the President of the Federation of Associations of Istrian, Fiume and Dalmatian Exiles, Prof. Attorney Giuseppe de Vergottini, at the ceremony of the Day of Remembrance 2022 held at the Senate of the Republic on Thursday 10 February. Honorable Presidents, Members of Parliament, Authorities I would like to thank the Senate of the Republic and the Chamber of Deputies for giving us the opportunity to celebrate this anniversary together. I would like to extend my warmest greetings to the President of the Republic and express my most sincere wishes for the fruitful continuation of his mandate. In the past years we have had him constantly close to us in the development of events related to...
