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Video of May 5-9, 2023
Conference of families of the Children of Selvino in tribute to the Italian people
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The Selvino conference (5-9 May 2023)
The song of the virtues in our return to Selvino “ we were like dreamers”… then the weariness of our mouths and our tongues were filled with songs… A week ago, upon my return home, Tami kept on knocking on my door saying “you need to write a conference summary”, Read more…
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The Children of Selvino are back (5-9 May 2023)
The orphans of the Shoah, the “Children of Selvino” return to Selvino (Bg) to honor the place where they were reborn to life. Between 5 and 9 May 2023, some of the approximately 800 children who survived the Shoah and their families return to Italy in Selvino (Bg) to pay Read more…
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Photo exhibition of visits by the Children of Selvino
On 27 January 2023 in Selvino from 10 am to the whole morning at the MuMeSE museum, the photographic exhibition «The memory of Jewish Sciesopoli – The return to life» was set up and open to the public, curated by the municipal councilor Virginia Magoni and by the film director Read more…
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In Trapani the story of the Children of Selvino
Saturday 21 January 2023 in Trapani, during the “Mifgash” event, organized by Chiara Camarda, in which conferences and meetings are held followed by moments of dialogue and aggregation, concerts, shows and film screenings, a meeting was held on the history of the ” Children of Selvino” (Bergamo). Remotely connected, they Read more…
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Death announcement of Avraham Shichore, a Child of Selvino
On July 28, 2020, Avraham Itzhak (called Izio) Shichore, a Child from Selvino, died. He was 90 years old. He was the son of Shlomo and Minna, born in Poland on February 12, 1930, husband of Naomi Plug-Shichore. He had made his Aliya in Israel in 1947. He was buried Read more…
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Exhibition Sciesopoli, 1945-1948
The exhibition is available for exhibitions in schools, libraries and cultural centers. Writing for contacts and requests to: info[@]sciesopoli.com ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Exhibition “Jewish Sciesopoli” in Bergamo, 15-22 September 2015
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Rivka Krol’s family visiting Selvino
On October 18, 2019, the family of Rivka Krol, a little girl from Selvino, came from Israel to visit Selvino. The name of Rivka Krol, born in Lublin (Poland) in 1929, is found among the cards of the assisted from the Unrra (United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration) conserved to Read more…
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Moshe Zeiri’s son from Israel in Selvino
On 26 September 2019, visit to Selvino of Moshe Zeiri’s son, who in 1945-48 was the director at Sciesopoli, the former fascist colony became the “Casa dei Bambini di Selvino” Holocaust survivors. With his family and grandchildren, Avner Zeiri came to Selvino from Israel to see the places and the Read more…
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“The children of the Promised Land” on Italian TV Rai3
The story of the Children’s House of Selvino told by Fabio Toncelli. The episode of 28-06-2019 of “La Grande Storia” on Italian TV Rai3 entitled “Nazism, horror and hope”, with the collaboration of Paolo Mieli, dedicated a documentary of about ten minutes, directed by Fabio Toncelli, to the emblematic story Read more…
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Visit of Orly Ardon from the USA to Selvino
On June 18, 2019, Orly Ardon, daughter of Itamar (Deutsch) Doron, a child of Selvino, and granddaughter of two instructors in the institute visited Sciesopoli. At nine in the morning Enrico Grisanti accompanied the family of Orly Ardon, with husband and her daughter, to the town hall of Selvino, where Read more…
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“The children’s home” documentary by Francesca Muci
Francesca Muci’s new film, La casa dei bambini, was produced by Francesco Gesualdi for Camelot 2014 and Istituto Luce Cinecittà, which distributes it in theaters. See link to “News Cinecittà”. We have already talked about it in a post in which we announced some shots of the film in Selvino: Read more…
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Zvi Dotan (Pelz/Pelts) from Israel visiting Selvino
He was only 10 years old when, in the autumn of 1946, Hersch Pelz arrived in Selvin from Poland with his brothers Dov, Yizhak, Josef and his sister Rifka. They were helped by the Joint (American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee) and Jewish Brigade. His mother Sara, who as a maiden Read more…
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“Ships of Hope” Aliya Bet from Italy, 1945-1948
To visit at the Memorial of the Shoah in Milan (Binary 21) the exhibition “Ships of Hope” Aliya Bet from Italy, 1945-1948, open until June 28, 2018. The exhibition was inaugurated in the presence of the vice-president of the Memorial, Roberto Jarach, the vice-Ambassador of Israel in Italy, Ofra Farhi, Read more…
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Discovering Sciesopoli, July-August 2017
The municipal administration of Selvino in collaboration with the Association “Oter” promotes at the Municipal Library “Discovering Sciesopoli” From 10:00 am Every Tuesday of July 4, 11, 18, 25 And August 1, 8, 17, 22, 29 exhibition “Sciesopoli, the Jewish Children’s House” by archivist Bernardino Pasinelli and thanks to the Read more…
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Our greeting to Yitzhak Livnat
On March 27, 2017, Yitzhak Livnat, who was called Suti Weisz, a generous and combative Child of Selvin, who was a sensitive and poetical soul, who had just reached 87 years, was missing. He was born in 1930 in Nagyszolos, Ukraine. We were lucky enough to know him, to be Read more…
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On the road stands a tree
The song “On the road there is a tree” is Yiddish language and is titled: “Oyfn veg shteyt to Boym”. He tells of a mother who does not fly his baby on the tree of life to have it loaded with too many clothes. It was the favorite song of Read more…
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Ayala Lieberman-Aviel is dead
The entire Selvino family here in Israel, is very sorry to let you know about the Passing of Ayala Lieberman-Aviel, wife of Avraham Aviel, mother of Zipi, Dudi and Sarit, grandmother of their children. The funeral will take place tomorrow in Tel Aviv. Our heartfelt condolences go out to Read more…
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Shmuel Milchman’s story
Shmuel Milchman (1929-2016), one of the “Children of Selvino”, past to the death camps of Auschwitz–Birkenau, Mauthausen and Ebensee, then became typographer, passed away October 9, 2015. With her daughter Cheli Garty, he wrote a book in Hebrew on his life, long 86 years, Poland up in Israel. It is Read more…
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Restoration project of Sciesopoli
At the Ateneo of Bergamo from 25 June to 3 July 2016 (in the historic headquarters of the Ateneo in Upper City – Square Cathedral (Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 to 19:00 and Tuesday to Friday 15:00 to 19:00 hours with free admission), it will be published the draft Lara Read more…
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Children Survival of the Shoah, May 4, 2016
This was the topic of the holocaust memorial gathering held in Avshalom Institute on May 4, 2016. The event started with the audience standing up for one minute for the memory of the holocaust victims. Batyah Dvir, Historian of the Moreshet Institute gave a lecture “The Jewish kid – The Read more…
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Avraham Aviel, un ragazzo di Selvino scrittore ed editore
Avraham Aviel è nato nel 1929 a Dugalishok, un villaggio agricolo ebraico (oggi in Bielorussia), da Moshe David e Sarah Mina che era nata Lipkunsky. Moshe David era un fabbro e Sara Mina proveniva da una famiglia rabbinica di Eišiškis, Lituania. Alla fine del 1941, gli ebrei di Dugalishok sono Read more…
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Selvino 2015 – Cargo of Hope
Video of the International Children’s Selvino 25-28 September 2015. “Cargo of Hope” – The Journey with the Children of Selvino. Powered by Tami Sharon daughter of Leah Ben-Dov, former child of Sciesopoli. [Show slideshow]
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Infinite wishes for Hanukkah from Selvino
The wishes for Hanukkah of 1945 written by Rachel Varadi (i.e. Matilde Cassin, born in Florence on August 8, 1921 and died in 2006 in Israel). Greetings are addressed to Moshe Zeiri and the Children of Selvino. The letter is dated Florence, 26 Nov. 1945. Among the most important educators, Read more…
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Press review meeting the Children’s of Selvino, 15-29 September 2015
INTERNATIONAL MEETING OF CHILDREN OF SELVINO 15 to 29 September 2015 – Tishrei 5776 2-16 THE LONG JOURNEY IN MEMORY Were 800 Jewish children who survived the Holocaust and the concentration and extermination camps. After 70 years back in Selvino and Sciesopoli, their home at the time, to find the Read more…
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The history of Bernat Rosner former boy of Selvino
Letter of Bernat Rosner to Miriam Bisk and former pupils and friends of Selvino: Dear Miriam, Thank you (and those others concerned) for putting my story on the Sciesopoli website. I am very grateful for being able to participate in the reunion at least in this vicarious way. My brief Read more…
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A short list of “Children of Selvino”
List of some former child Selvino and their business and profession in 1984 approximately.Based on the book by Aharon Megged dedicated to Sciesopoli.Adam Wechsler, who miraculously survived the experiments of Mengele at Auschwitz, has become a builder. Alex Czoban-Sarel, who wandered for years between villages and forests, has become an Read more…
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Press conference in Milan September 9, 2015
INCONTRO INTERNAZIONALE DEI BAMBINI DI SELVINO 15 – 29 Settembre 2015 CONFERENZA STAMPA: 9 SETTEMBRE 2015, ORE 12 Casa Della Memoria Via Federico Confalonieri, 14, 20124 Milano MM 5 Isola – MM2 / FS Garibaldi Intervengono: Paolo Carrara, Marco Cavallarin, Filippo Del Corno, Enrico Grisanti, Roberto Jarach, Gadi Schoenheit. Da Read more…
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Info for Meeting of Children of Selvino 15-29 September 2015
A Selvino began the disclosure process for the program of the International Children’s Selvino September 15 to 29 year 2015. Extraordinary sale of jewelry in Selvino to financial support of the same meeting. [qrcode] .
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International Meeting of Children of Selvino 15-29 September 2015
INTERNATIONAL MEETING OF CHILDREN OF SELVINO 15 to 29 September 2015 – Tishrei 5776 2-16 THE LONG JOURNEY IN MEMORY Were 800 Jewish children who survived the Holocaust and the concentration and extermination camps. After 70 years back in Selvino and Sciesopoli, their home at the time, to find the Read more…
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Poem by Nomi Avi Issac a child of Sciesopoli
Poem in Hebrew by Nomi Avi Issac (Tur Kaspa) a child of Sciesopoli, written on the occasion of a meeting of former child of Selvino 80s. English translation of Miriam Bisk. Thank Orit Even Shushan – Reshef that included this poem in the research paper, 01/01/1987 [Show slideshow] And the Read more…
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In ricordo di Hanukkah del 1947
Pictured above that refers to the year 1946, there are boys and guests during a party in the house Sciesopoli “The Youth Aliyah” Selvino. You may recognize: Shlomo Weisbrod, Noga Donat, Jeshayahu Flamholz, Isak Rechtman, Yaakov Meriash, Avraham Hassman, Helenka Saban, Lea Shnee, Miriam Weinstock, Yaffa Yanover, Edzia Winkler, Halina Read more…
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Video eventi 1-4 maggio 2014
Video degli eventi svolti a Selvino dal 1 al 4 maggio 2014 dedicati alla memoria di Sciesopoli. Il video è opera di Enrico Grisanti, che ringraziamo per l’ottimo lavoro realizzato.
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Documents of the historical city of Selvino
Documenti dell’archivio storico comunale di Selvino Vedere il sito del Comune di Selvino Circa 800 bambini ebrei, rimasti orfani durante la Shoah, sono stati accolti nella grande ex colonia di Sciesopoli a Selvino, destinata un tempo ai giovani fascisti. Ai ragazzi ebrei fu data un’istruzione di cultura generale di base Read more…
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Ballad of Sciesopoli for Moshe Zeiri
This song was written and composed by Ya’akov Hollander, one of the Jewish boys from Sciesopoli, who died at the age of 82, on April 2, 2014. He was one of the most famous composers and musical arrangers in Israel. His passion for music was born in Sciesopoli where he Read more…
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800 bambini ebrei scampati ai lager
Un caso unico al mondo (da L’Ecod i Bergamo di Mercoledì 6 Ottobre 2010, scritto da Anna Gandolfi) Dal 1945 al 1948 la ex colonia Sciesopoli di Selvino diventa luogo di soggiorno per circa 800 bambini ebrei scampati alle persecuzioni razziali. Molti arrivano dai campi di concentramento. Dopo la liberazione Read more…
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22 ebrei da tutto il mondo in visita a Sciesopoli
Arrivano 22 ebrei da tutto il mondo in visita a Sciesopoli (Da L’Eco di Bergamo di Sabato 18 Agosto 2007) A un anno di distanza Selvino ospiterà di nuovo un gruppo di famiglie di ebrei, provenienti da tutto il mondo. «Altri ebrei hanno letto la cronaca della prima visita, anche Read more…