On the occasion of the 77th anniversary of the liberation of the former Italian fascist camp Kampor on the island of Rab, we created the above video narrative.
* Nearly eight decades have passed since the internment of Slovenes, Croats, and Jews in the concentration camp on Rab. The present generations have little or no knowledge about Italy’s role in the Second World War. Historical memory appears not to be sufficiently widespread.With this narrative, we are preserving and perpetuating authentic memory in the absence of those who were interned in Italian Fascist camps for civilians.
** Photographs of witnesses, objects, and other photographs from the Rab Island: Manca Juvan Photographs of the Rab concentration camp, Benito Mussolini, and Janez Lajevec’s linocut: reproductions are kept in the National Museum of Contemporary History. Photograph of Risiera di San Sabba: National Monument Risiera di San Sabba, City of Trieste Screenplay and text: Saša Petejan, dr. Urška Strle Translation: Manca Gašperšič Video realization: Manca Juvan/Zavod APIS Music: Ali R. Taha Production: APIS Institute, Slovenia, August 2020 The video narrative is part of the project “Memory of the Forgotten Victims of the Kamporand Slana Concentration Camps”, supported by the Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future – Stiftung “Erinnerung, Verantwortung und Zukunft” (EVZ). Partners: Documenta (HR), Zavod APIS (SLO)
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