Memoriae (EN)

Mediterranean Award "Memoriae" 2013
The award was handed over to Raffaele Arcella for having shared his testimony of the horrors of the holocaust with young people by narrating stories of the closed prison from his book “Frammenti” and for having dedicated his life to inculcating a sentiment of peace and dialogue in young people.
Lest we forget one of the largest tragedies of humanity..

Awarding Ceremony
Naples, 17 january 2013

Memories of the Shoah Section
The award has been assigned to the sisters Andra and Tatiana Bucci, native of Fiume and deported respectively at the age of 4 and 7 years at the Birkenau concentration camp along with other membersof their family.

Other Memories Section
The award assigned to the attorney Pasquale Cappuccio, brutally murdered by the mafia more than 30 years ago, was received by his daughter Emma Lorena.

Post-memoriaes Section
The award was assigned to the memory of Shmuel Haddas, first Israeli Ambassador to the Holy See who disappeared in January 2010.

Awarding Ceremony
Naples, 7th February 2011