One letter, dated Christmas 1946, from Marion Vieslander states: “In the shadow of the past years and
suff erings, I remember your Home, the Chapel as light and light: many many thanks for your help.”
Another letter is from Vittorio Tagliacozzo dated February 13, 1946. He is feeble and sick, but gives thanks
wholeheartedly for all the help he received from the bishop. Still another letter is a testimony dated June 29,
1944, from the Assistance Committee to displaced Jews of Assisi, in which they attest to have received fake
papers of identity for several Jewish families. Th e fi rst signature is of Bishop Giuseppe Placido, the fi fth is
from the lawyer Leone Provenzal, to the Bishop of Assisi, “many thanks for all the help bestowed on us when
we were there.” Th e letter (dated August 4, 1945) is from Cantoni Maionica e Kropf, in which they thank the
bishop for all the help they received from 1943 to 1945. Th ey say they were treated very well when in Assisi.
Th e Israelite Community of Trieste, on October 3, 1955, to Bishop Nicolini confi rms the testimony.
Source: Pope Pius XII and World War II: The Documented Truth