Mario Sonnino (M / Italy, 1932-2010), Holocaust survivor
Mario Sonnino (M / Italy, 1932-2010), Holocaust survivor
Graziano Sonnino (M / Italy, 1934), Holocaust survivor
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Biography
Mario Sonnino, nato a Roma il 17/10/1932 da Samuele e Bianca Piperno. Prima del 16 ottobre del 1943 viveva con tutta la sua famiglia (padre, madre, 2 fratelli e 2 sorelle) a Roma in via Arenula n. 41. Morto il 12 luglio 2010 a Roma
Graziano Sonnino, nato a Roma il 6/6/1934 da Samuele e Bianca Piperno. Prima del 16 ottobre del 1943 viveva con tutta la sua famiglia (padre, madre, 2 fratelli e 2 sorelle) a Roma in via Arenula n. 41. Attualmente abita a Roma.
Mario & Graziano Sonnino and their cousin Marco Pavoncello, 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 Raffaele Cubbe (1904-1983) was recognized in Rome with the honor of Righteous Among the Nations.
Pavoncello lives in Rome.