Bent Hall Rm. 277A&B Queens Campus
A Child al Confino ~ Book Discussion
A true story of a Jewish child in an Italian internment camp under
Fascist rule, and the blossoming love between his mother and a
political internee.
Eric Lamet was born Erich Lifschutz on May 27, 1930, into an
upper-middle-class Jewish family. Both his parents, born in Poland,
moved to Vienna before the first Great War.
On March 18, 1938, five days after the Anschluss, when German
troops had marched into Vienna, Lamet's family fled to Italy, where
he spent most of the next twelve years. After World War II ended,
Lamet settled in Naples with his family. He finished high school in
that city and studied Engineering at the University of Naples.
Fluent in German, Italian, English, Spanish, and Yiddish, Lamet
served as an interpreter for the U.S. State. Department and taught
Italian for several years. Lamet has studied piano and voice and,
to this day, enjoys performing Neapolitan songs.
$10.00 for ICC members. Please bring your membership card.
$15.00 for non-members.
STJ students free
For more information and to RSVP, please contact Prof. Joan
D’Andrea, Executive Director of the Italian Cultural Center at Dandreaj@stjohns.edu
Date: Sunday, October 14th, 2012
Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Bent Hall Rm. 277 A&B,
Queens Campus
More Information
Mary Pelkowski
pelkowsm@stjohns.edu