Gino Parin in Trieste: Portrait of an Artist During the Holocaust

8: Camps: Bergen-Belsen


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In this episode, we look at the history of the camp before and after Parin was a prisoner there.

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The painter Gino Parin lived in the port city of Trieste before and during the rise of Italian fascism. Born Jewish, he converted to Catholicism. When Nazi Germany occupied Trieste, Parin was arrested and deported to a concentration camp in Germany, where he died. In this series, we encounter a life full of nuances and complications during the upheavals of the early twentieth century. 

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Gino Parin in Trieste: Portrait of an Artist During the HolocaustBy Martin Springer