special event > International Holocaust Remembrance Day: 13419 – The Necessity of Return

A deserted police station. An enigmatic man emerges from the shadows of a Roman night. What follows is a narrative journey that blends history and psychology, a story that defies oblivion and shakes consciences. This is 13419: The Necessity of Return, a play written, directed, and performed by Roberto Attias. Set in Rome in the 1930s and 1940s, the monologue explores the horrors of racial laws, the brutality of war, the courage of resistance, and the pain of deportation. However, it is not just a historical drama. It is an intense psychological thriller that culminates in a surprising and meaningful ending.

In italian, Roman dialect and Jewish dialect of Rome, with English supertitles, 50’

Presented by the Italian Cultural Institutes in Los Angeles and New York under the auspices of the respective Consulates General of Italy as part of the commemorations of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, celebrated on January 27 and established by the United Nations to remember the victims of the Shoah and raise awareness against all forms of discrimination.