Monday, March 24, 2014

Isacco Bayona

Stolperstein, stumbling block, remembering Isacco Bayona, Livorno
Isacco Bayona was the son of Raffaele Bayona and Diamante Jacob. He was born in Greece, in Thessaloniki, on 21 July 1926. He was arrested in Gabbro (Livorno) with his mother, his elder brother Carlo and his younger sisters Lucia and Dora. They were all deported to the extermination camp of Auschwitz, Isacco was the only one who survived the Shoah.

See also: Stolpersteine - Not Even One Year - Perla - Dina and Dino
External links: Stolperstein - (Wikipedia) - Isacco Bayona (The names of the Italian Shoah)

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15 comments:

  1. LowellMarch 24, 2014 at 12:29 AM

    A sad reminder of the horrors of the Holocaust. It's amazing he survived. When in grad school in Chicago, I worked for a contractor who survived Auschwitz. He reluctantly showed me his number tattooed on his arm but didn't want to talk of his experiences.

    Also, just this evening I saw a video of a Jewish wedding in Italy. I'm guessing it was Rome, but could not be sure. It was beautiful!

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  2. RevrunnerMarch 24, 2014 at 12:34 AM

    When I was in Thessaloniki in November last year, I heard more about the deportation of Jews during WWII.

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  3. Taken For GrantedMarch 24, 2014 at 12:47 AM

    This was a terrible time for many people in Europe, and this is one example among the millions who died at the hands of political extremist. We would think the world would have learned not to repeat these patterns. We can only hope.

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  4. JackMarch 24, 2014 at 1:35 AM

    Another sad reminder of a horrible time.

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  5. RandyMarch 24, 2014 at 3:04 AM

    I echo Jack's comment. So sad.

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  6. cieldequimperMarch 24, 2014 at 8:21 AM

    I will never understand how it can have happened. I just hope that we will never again experience anything like it, though man being man, one can't be sure.

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  7. Luis GomezMarch 24, 2014 at 1:28 PM

    What a sad marking and reminder VP. And no, we have not learned. We still see this kind of massacre happening in the world.

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  8. HalcyonMarch 24, 2014 at 6:31 PM

    Sad, sad times. I am glad these Stolpersteine are making their way to other cities though. We should not forget these people!

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  9. UnknownMarch 24, 2014 at 6:41 PM

    Beyond my understanding! Who makes these tributes, VP? The families?

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  10. DinaMarch 24, 2014 at 9:50 PM

    I wonder what became of Isacco ...

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  11. VPMarch 24, 2014 at 11:04 PM

    Dina - He lived a relatively normal life back in Livorno and died a couple of years ago.

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  12. DinaMarch 25, 2014 at 8:35 PM

    Thanks, VP, I'm glad to hear that.

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  13. Traveling HawkMarch 25, 2014 at 8:53 PM

    A lesson not sufficiently understood. Neofascism lives again in Europe.

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  14. GunnMarch 27, 2014 at 8:58 AM

    Let us hope we and the politicians learn from the history.

    There have been too many wars after 1945.

    I am pleased that Isacco survived. What happened must have marked him
    In our region we have (had) a small Jewish community.

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  15. Stefan JanssonMarch 31, 2014 at 5:55 PM

    Part of the horrible history of Europe. Thanks for reminding us.

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