“Enemy Number One”

The Roundup of Jews on 16 October 1943 and Its Memory in Post-War Italy

Autori Vari, Yael Calò, Lia Toaff, Luciano Zani

• Publisher: Viella Libreria Editrice
• Year: 2026
• Topic: History
• eBook ISBN:
  9791254698624
• Subtopic: Holocaust History
• Index: History

October 16 is an important date for the Jews of Rome and for Italians more widely: it is the day on which the first large-scale roundup took place in Italy, in which over a thousand people of every age, gender and background were targeted. This volume aims to provide an overview of the research that has taken place on the deportation of 1,020 Jews captured during the roundup carried out in Rome. In each paper, an attempt is made to stress the complexity of the Nazi occupation of the capital city. Indeed, it not only deals with the Ghetto, but the city as a whole: Jews, Catholics, Carabinieri, SS officers, German soldiers and police officers, members of the Italian resistance, fascists and collaborators. Not only does it delve into the events of 1943 to 1944, but it also examines how the Jewish community of Rome came to terms with the tragedy to which they were subjected and the repercussions that this had on the collective national memory in the post-war period. The identification of the exact spot on the platform of Tiburtina Station from which the train carrying those who were deported to Auschwitz departed is a respectful way to mark the significance of a site that epitomizes the deportation of the Italian Jews.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Editor’s Note
• Enemy Number One, Il Messaggero, 16 October 1943
• Preface by Marina Giannetto
• Preface by Alessandra Di Castro
• Michele Sarfatti, The Roundup of the Jews of Rome, 16 October 1943
• Luciano Zani, The Roundup of the Roman Carabinieri on 7 October 1943
• Yael Calò, Lia Toaff, The Jewish Community of Rome in the Autumn of 1943
• Enrico Serventi Longhi, The Jewish Journalist Edoardo Ricchetti
• Lorenzo Grassi, The Platform in Rome Tiburtina Station
• Gabriella Yael Franzone, The Jewish Community of Rome and 16 October 1943
• Damiano Garofalo, The Memory of the Holocaust
• Marina Giannetto, 16 October 1943 in the Speeches of the Presidents
• Appendices
• Index of Names