Marco Pavoncello (M / Italy, 1934), Holocaust survivor
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Marco Pavoncello (M / Italy, 1934), Holocaust survivor
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Biography
Marco Pavoncello, nato a Roma il 29/4/1934 da Cesare e Celeste Sonnino. Prima del 16 ottobre del 1943 viveva con tutta la sua famiglia (padre, madre, un fratello e due sorelle) a Roma in via San Bartolomeo dei Vaccinari n. 16.
Marco Pavoncello and his cousins Mario & Graziano Sonnino, as young Italian Jews, were saved from the Holocaust when Father Cubbe hid the children at his Jesuit school. Their surname was changed to Sbardella, a southern name of the region of Cassino, which had been bombed by the Allies, meaning their identity was impossible to verify. In 2010 Father Cubbe (1904-1983) was recognized in Rome with the honor of Righteous Among the Nations.
Pavoncello lives in Rome.