As a police chief in Fiume, Italy he saved over 5,000 jews by destroying and falsifying papers to ensure their freedom. Arrested in 1944, he was deported to the Dachau concentration camp, where after only five months at the age of 36, he gave his own life.
This website is dedicated to Giovanni Palatucci by one of his direct descendants, Gene De Simone, also born in Montella Italy and now residing in Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Gene is honored and proud to be related to Giovanni Palatucci, and a small token of his love has decided to share as much information as possible in English for anyone to appreciate and honor Giovanni Palatucci
In 1995 to commemorate the National Day of the Police, a special medal and award was issued to commemorate Dr. Giovanni Palatucci. In the photo, then President of Italy, Oscar Luigi Scalfaro (left) presented the recipient
Courage Award by Jewish Anti Defamation League
Jan Zwartendijk award October 30,2005
4/13/11 Update - I have written a book in English which is now completed. We are in the process of searching funding possibilities so that we may get it pubblished. It is an amazing book and story!
