"As I've said before, the racial laws of 1938 mark the lowest moment in Italian history. A disgrace that has permanently defined our people, I have mentioned it in the programmatic statements with which my administration presented itself in Parliament, and I will say it again today ". So said Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who yesterday participated in the unveiling, at the headquarters of the Order of Journalists of Lazio, of a plaque honoring Jewish journalists persecuted as a consequence of racist legislation. The racial laws "reflect an atrocity that happened in the quiet of too many," she added, "and are an indelible stain on the history of our country." "Many could no longer perform their work, while many others remained silent: the lesson that emerges from this narrative is to tell what occurs, always, even when it might cost and/or it when it might be frightening" stated Meloni, who went on to say: "Memory is significant if it teaches us something. On this plaque, a very young Alberto Moravia appears among the names of those who could no longer do their job; later, he returned to his profession and gained worldwide acclaim, while others never returned. Memory, in my opinion, helps to remind us that everyone of us may do our part, no matter how tiny or significant, in the face of violence and oppression ". "The problem of combating prejudice and anti-Semitism," added the prime minister, "is not something for which we must look back, but rather something for which we must look forward, since it is a struggle that we have not won." "Anti-Semitism comes back in many forms and with many new tools. It affects politics, government, institutions at all levels, and even people who tell the truth every day. It affects everyone has a responsibility. As for the Italian government, she continued, "I can state that we are always ready, focused, and attentive to do our part to combat any kinds of prejudice and anti-Semitism that may still exist among us." ".
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