when the seized rome in october 1943, the was a sitting target and it s 1204 residents were sent to the gas chambers. she was one of a few who escaped one her uncle hid her outside of the city. for the few who survived, food became a vital link back to their past. the jews of rome had lived in poverty for centuries and were forced to rely on the cheapest of ingredients. [ speaking foreign language ] using typical roman inventiveness, the pham jews