Arrr, a scallywag mural, marred and mad, now sails to Rome’s treasure of sorrow—a jolly ol’ Shoah Museum!
2025-02-08
Arrr matey! That scallywag aleXsandro Palombo be shoutin’ from the crow’s nest! His mighty murals of Holocaust survivors be gettin’ a right bashing in Italy, all due to some bilge-sucking antisemitic scoundrels! Aye, what a sorry lot they be, makin’ waves where there should be calm seas!
Ahoy mateys! Gather ‘round as I spin ye a yarn ‘bout a mighty fine mural at the Shoah Museum in Rome, crafted by the cunning contemporary artist, aleXsandro Palombo. This fine piece, picturin’ the last two survivors of Auschwitz, Liliana Segre and Sami Modiano, was sadly defaced by scallywags in a dastardly act of antisemitism, erasin’ their faces and yellow stars, but leavin’ the cruel numbers on their arms intact. A right outrage, I say!Fear not, for our brave artist Palombo be no landlubber! He reproduced the mural to stand proud in the museum's collection, preachin’ that art be the highest expression of freedom. He called out the wickedness of the vandals, likenin’ their misdeeds to a storm brewin’ against democracy itself!
But the tale don’t end there, mateys! Palombo has faced more trouble with his works bein’ vandalized, includin’ a piece showin’ survivor Edith Bruck wrapped in an Israeli flag, which was also attacked. Bruck herself lamented the rise of antisemitism, likenin’ it to a tsunami, a fearsome wave of hatred floodin’ the shores of civility!
So raise yer grog to Palombo’s bold spirit and the Shoah Museum, which stands as a beacon against the dark tides of intolerance. Here’s hopin’ for fair winds and brighter days ahead for all ye brave souls fightin’ the good fight!