Italian politician apologizes for addressing Holocaust survivor by her tattoo number

Fabio Meroni, a member of the city council of Lissone who represents the far-right Northern League, referred to Holocaust survivor Liliana Segre by her Auschwitz tattoo number.

Liliana Segre speaks at a ceremony in Milan, Italy, honoring the rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust

Liliana Segre speaks at a ceremony in Milan, Italy, honoring the rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust

(photo credit: ALESSANDRO BREMEC/NURPHOTO VIA GETTY IMAGES)

ByCNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA

NOVEMBER 24, 2021 03:27