Rione XI Sant'Angelo in Roma in Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Latium, Rome, Italy — Central Italy (Tyrrhenian Coast)

In ricordo dei neonati / In Memory of the Infants

Photographed By James Hulse, June 29, 2023

1. In ricordo dei neonati / In Memory of the Infants Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

"E non cominciarono neppure a vivere"

In ricordo dei neonati
sterminati nei lager nazisti
il comune pose nella giornata della memoria

Gennaio 2001

English Translation:
"And they did not even begin to live"

In memory of the infants
exterminated in the Nazi concentration camps,
the municipality celebrated the day of remembrance

January 2001

Erected 2001.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 41° 53.539′ N, 12° 28.717′ E. Marker is in Roma, Lazio (Latium, Rome), in Città metropolitana di Roma Capitale. It is in Rione XI Sant'Angelo. Memorial is at the intersection of Via del Portico d'Ottavia and Via del Foro Piscario, on the left when traveling south on Via del Portico d'Ottavia. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Via del Portico d'Ottavia 29, Roma, Lazio 00186, Italy. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Feroce Morte / Ferocious Death (here, next to this marker); Il Portico di Ottavia / The Porticus of Octavia

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(a few steps from this marker); Area archeologica del teatro di Marcello (a few steps from this marker); Tempio di Apollo Sesiano Tempio di Bellona / Temple of Apollo Sesiano Temple of Bellona (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Teatro di Marcello / Marcellus Theater (about 120 meters away); Area del teatro di Marcello / Area of the Theater of Marcellus (about 120 meters away); Il Ninfeo di Palazzo Vitelleschi / The Nymphaeum of Palazzo Vitelleschi (about 240 meters away); La Rupe Capitolina Nel Versante Nord-Ovest / The Capitoline Rock on the North-West Side (approx. 0.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Roma.

Also see . . . Raid on the Roman Ghetto. Wikipedia

On the morning of 16 October 1943, 365 German security and police forces (the Italian police were considered too unreliable) sealed off the Ghetto, which held a large part of the Jewish community at the time, turning it into a virtual prison. Theodor Dannecker, recently appointed chief of the Judenreferat in Italy and tasked with implementing the Final Solution,
Photographed By James Hulse, June 29, 2023

2. The In Memory of the Infants Marker is the bottom marker of the two markers
the genocide of the Jews, in Italy, had ordered the Ghetto to be cleared. Some Jews in the Ghetto managed to escape over rooftops.

In the raid, 1,259 people were detained, comprising 363 men, 689 women, and 207 children. Afterwards, non-Jewish prisoners were released while 1,023 Jews were taken to the Collegio militare in the Palazzo Salviati in Trastevere. Two days later, at least 1,035 prisoners were loaded onto Holocaust trains at Tiburtina station and deported to Auschwitz. Only 16 survived.

(Submitted on November 25, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The view of the In Memory of the Infants Marker from the street image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, June 29, 2023

3. The view of the In Memory of the Infants Marker from the street

Credits. This page was last revised on November 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 24, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 41 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 25, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.