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Would you risk your life to save a stranger?

MY ITALIAN SECRET: The Forgotten Heroes, a film by Oscar®-nominated director Oren Jacoby and narrated by Isabella Rossellini, tells a heroic story of how WWII bicycling idol Gino Bartali, physician Giovanni Borromeo and other Italians worked with Jewish leaders and high-ranking officials of the Catholic Church, risking their lives by defying the Nazis to save thousands of Italy’s Jews.
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Join the Anne Frank Center USA, Film Pittsburgh's Teen Screen, and author Elizabeth Bettina for this FREE Film and Webinar experience
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February 14-23, 2026

Stream MY ITALIAN SECRET: The Forgotten Heroes for free on demand
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Sunday, February 22, 2026

3 p.m. EST/12 p.m. PST

Live Event with Elizabeth Bettina, author of It Happened in Italy: Untold Stories of How the People of Italy Defied the Horrors of the Holocaust (the book that inspired the film) will discuss the quiet heroism of ordinary Italians who risked their lives to save Jews. Over 80% survived.

Bettina will share insights into this little-known chapter of history, including rare documents signed by a future Pope, showing the Catholic Church's efforts to help.
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Don’t miss this stunning film that draws from a vast archive of rare documentary images that were recorded by Italians, Germans, Americans and British during the war.
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