Tambini Aurelio & Aurelia ; Son: Vincenzo ; Daughter: Rosita

Tambini, Aurelia Tambini, Aurelio Tambini, Rosita Tambini, Vincenzo Nine members of the extended Weiss-Galandauer family left Fiume as soon as the Germans entered In September 1943. The Weiss family consisted of grandmother, Laura Weiss, her daughter, Sara-Carlotta Jakobowits, and Sara’s children, Oscar, 13, and Esther-Edda, 11. The Galandauers included, Giacomo, his wife, Laura’s daughter, Elena (née Weiss), and their children, Eugenio, ten, Cecilia, six, and Antonia, five. Giacomo hired a carriage, which took them as fast as possible to central Italy. In the village of Bagnacavallo, in Ravenna province, they met the Tambini family who rented them two rooms and a small kitchen on the second floor of their house. The Tambini family consisted of Aurelio and Aurelia and their children, Vincenzo, then 25, and Rosita, 20. Several days after the Weiss-Galandauer family arrived in the village, more relatives showed up there, also looking for refuge. Vincenzo and Rosita Tambini found accommodations for them as well. The family was put up in rented rooms in the village. Life was relatively peaceful for a few weeks, but then the village authorities were informed that all the Jews were to be arrested. Naturally, this news aroused anxiety, but the Tambini family assured their wards not to worry, since the village head had promised that, in case of real danger, he would warn them in time. Nevertheless, Vincenzo already began looking for alternative solutions with farmers in the area. One day, Aurelia came and urged them to leave at once and take only a small package of provisions. She promised to hide the rest of their belongings and either send them at a later time or keep them until they could be returned. They found shelter for a time with Antonio Dalla Valle* a local villager. Vincenzo and Rosita came to visit them, bringing food and their luggage. Vincenzo also managed to get false identity cards for them with which they could manage to find a more comfortableplace to live. In the new place, too, the Tambinis came to see how they were and make necessary arrangements for them. Their help and support was invaluable. Once, two of their relatives were arrested, and, among their belongings, the address of the Tambinis was discovered on a sheet of paper. Consequently, Vincenzo was arrested, but he managed to warn the rest of the family, and they escaped to a new hiding place. Luckily, Vincenzo was released two days later. Some time later the Weiss-Galandauer family managed to cross the border into Switzerland. In this endeavor, they were helped by Lidia Cattaneo*. On April 28, 1974, Yad Vashem recognized Aurelio and Aurelia Tambini and their children, Vincenzo and Rosita, as Righteous Among the Nations.