On the occasion of Holocaust Remembrance Day 2026, on Monday 26 January, the Embassy of Italy in Dublin and the local Italian Institute of Culture organized a commemorative evening, devoted in particular to the tragic events of the deportation from the Rome Ghetto in October 1943.
In his opening remarks, preceded by a brief presentation of the programme by the Director of the Institute of Culture, Michela Magrì, Ambassador Nicola Faganello recalled the need to remember the “unprecedented horrors of the Holocaust and to honour the memory of its victims, all the more so now that most of the survivors have sadly passed away.” The Ambassador also emphasized the importance of remembrance in light of a worrying survey published last week by the media, according to which “one in ten people aged between 18 and 29 believes that the Holocaust is a myth.”
The event, held at the premises of the Italian Institute of Culture in Dublin, opened with the testimony of Caryna Camerino, granddaughter of Enzo Camerino, the youngest of the sixteen survivors of the 1943 roundup in Rome who was deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp. Her contribution gave voice to the terrible experience endured by her grandfather, who lost his parents and an uncle in the camp. This was followed by the screening of the documentary “La Razzia – Rome, 16 October 1943” by director Ruggero Gabbai, which, through interviews with some of the survivors, retraced the tragic events of the roundup.
The commemoration was attended—among others—by numerous representatives of the accredited Diplomatic Corps, local authorities, and members of the academic community and civil society. (Main photo courtesy of Francesco Dominoni, Irlandiani)
COMMEMORATION OF HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY, IIC Dublin, 26 January 2026
