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that we had to be more than partisans, acquire consciousness about our role.
that we had to be more than partisans, acquire consciousness about our role.
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But we were really so ignorant, it was sad.
But we were really so ignorant, it was sad.
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I set up two women support groups, we did two or three meetings.
I set up two women support groups, we did two or three meetings.
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This worker came, I think he was a mechanic of the factory Bloch.
This worker came, I think he was a mechanic of the factory Bloch.
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Decision to resist
Decision to resist
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Torelli was an old antifascist living in our house. He was persecuted and had been in jail.
Torelli was an old antifascist living in our house. He was persecuted and had been in jail.
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One day he told me he wanted to talk to me.
One day he told me he wanted to talk to me.
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“The things you’re doing are very important; we were quite surprised by you”.
“The things you’re doing are very important; we were quite surprised by you”.
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He was referring to what I had been doing with Maria Montanari and my cousin.
He was referring to what I had been doing with Maria Montanari and my cousin.
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We were in a strong and combative group of friends, who shared the same ideals, the same feelings towards life.
We were in a strong and combative group of friends, who shared the same ideals, the same feelings towards life.
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The Germans had already officially announced that those who helped soldiers
The Germans had already officially announced that those who helped soldiers
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and dodgers to escape would be sentenced to confinement in concentration camps or executed.
and dodgers to escape would be sentenced to confinement in concentration camps or executed.
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What we were facing wasn’t a joke.
What we were facing wasn’t a joke.
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Torelli went on: “You must try to keep everything that a clandestine army might need,
Torelli went on: “You must try to keep everything that a clandestine army might need,
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because we want to get people to fight to send away the Germans and the fascists”.
because we want to get people to fight to send away the Germans and the fascists”.
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We started to take things out.
We started to take things out.
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Before I talk about this, I will tell an episode which was really crucial
Before I talk about this, I will tell an episode which was really crucial
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for my decision to go on and take part in the Liberation struggle.
for my decision to go on and take part in the Liberation struggle.
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Three or four days after September 8th, the air-raid warning went off.
Three or four days after September 8th, the air-raid warning went off.
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We fled on our bicycles.
We fled on our bicycles.