Liliana Segre
Italian Holocaust survivor and senator for life (born 1930)
Biography
Liliana Segre (Italian pronunciation: [liˈljaːna ˈsɛːɡre, - ˈseːɡre]; born 10 September 1930) is an Italian Holocaust survivor, named senator for life by President Sergio Mattarella in 2018 for outstanding patriotic merits in the social field.
Born in 1930 into a Milanese family of Jewish origins, in 1938 Segre was expelled from her primary school after the promulgation of the Italian Racial Laws. In 1943, she was arrested with her family and deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp. The only survivor among her relatives, with the end of the World War II in 1945, she returned to Milan. After decades of silence, in the 1990s she started to speak to the public, especially young students, about her experience.
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Career highlights
Career & roles
- Italian senator for life
Family
- Parents
- Alberto Segre
Awards & honours (4)
- Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Ambrogino d'oro
- Gold medal of Merit Croce Rossa Italiana
Quick answers about Liliana Segre
- How old is Liliana Segre?
- Liliana Segre is 96 years old (born September 10, 1930).
- When is Liliana Segre's birthday?
- Liliana Segre was born on September 10, 1930.
- Where was Liliana Segre born?
- Liliana Segre was born in Milan.
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- Liliana Segre's zodiac sign is Virgo.
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- Liliana Segre is a citizen of Italy.
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- Liliana Segre is known as politician, social activist.
