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World War II resistance fighter Giuseppe Lella. A spy for the Allies and a participant in the underground railroad that protected Italy’s Jews during World War II, Giuseppe “Pino” Lella considered himself a coward until an American author persuaded him to share his story with the world.
Tuesday August 29 2017, 12.01am, The Times. Hitler Youth recruits in Rome. The life of Pino Lella, who smuggled Jews out of Italy after joining the underground aged 17, is to be made into a...
WW II freedom fighter Pino Lella. Share. Apr 02, 2018 15855. BY: Jim DiStasio. The war came to Giuseppe “Pino” Lella right as he watched Fred Astaire dance with Ginger Rogers. It was the summer of 1943 and Lella, then 17 years old, was sitting next his brother, Mimmo, at a movie theater in his native Milan watching the cinematic duo twirl ...
Pino Lello concludes Beneath a Scarlet Sky by musing that he’s proud of his wartime activities helping Jews and declaring “we must have faith in God...and in a better tomorrow”. The bestselling novel depicts extraordinary bravery and offers a realistic-seeming account of Italians’ bravery.
May 3, 2018 · May 3, 2018. From Left to Right: Pino Lella, Luigi Manzione, Lawrence Reed—northern Italy, April 2018. Pino, who turned 92 in June 2018, is the subject of the terrific bestseller by Mark Sullivan, Beneath a Scarlet Sky. His son Michael tells the story here.
Oct 16, 2017 · About the Book: Beneath a Scarlet Sky shares the story of a teenage spy, Pino Lella. After bombs destroy his family home in Milan, 17-year old Pino Lella joined an underground railroad helping Jews escape over the Alps. In an unlikely twist, Pino becomes the personal driver of German General Hans Leyers, who oversaw labor and death camps.
Jun 13, 2018 · This gripping tale is based on the true story of young Lella, who at the age of 17 was recruited by Father Re, a family friend, to guide Jewish refugees over the Alps to Switzerland. Pino and...
