"MY ITALIAN SECRET: FORGOTTEN HEROES OF THE HOLOCAUST” WITNESSES THE COURAGEOUS ACTS OF A FEW TO SAVE MANY

Public Media Distribution, announced today it is releasing “MY ITALIAN SECRET: FORGOTTEN HEROES OF THE HOLOCAUST” on DVD November 10, 2015. Would you risk your life to save a stranger? This program tells the story of cycling idol Gino Bartali, Dr. Giovanni Borromeo, and other courageous Italians who carried out ingenious schemes to rescue Jews, partisans, and refugees from Nazi-occupied Italy.

Celebrated as a Tour de France champion, Gino Bartali’s most daring triumph came when he risked his life to save Italian Jews by smuggling fake identification documents in the frame of his bicycle. Dr. Borromeo invented a fictitious disease to scare the SS away from the hospital where he was hiding Jews.


These men, and the networks in which they worked, reflect the efforts of thousands of Italians who risked their lives to save others. As an entire continent was engulfed in genocide, more than 80 percent of Italy's Jews survived. In “MY ITALIAN SECRET: FORGOTTEN HEROES OF THE HOLOCAUST”, Oscar®-nominated director Oren Jacoby reveals the dramatic stories of a secret underground that has remained largely unknown until now.


“MY ITALIAN SECRET: FORGOTTEN HEROES OF THE HOLOCAUST” will be available on DVD November 10, 2015. The run time of the DVD is approximately 90 minutes and its SRP is $24.99.

MY ITALIAN SECRET: FORGOTTEN HEROES OF THE HOLOCAUSTStreet Date: November 10, 2015
Genre: Documentary
Run Time: Approximately 90 Minutes
SRP: $24.99
Format: DVD