tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191681270252851547.post2328848807447890187..comments2024-03-29T13:01:50.470+01:00Comments on This Italian Life: LIFE; Puglia MemoriesPhyllis Macchionihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01876790634039840836noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191681270252851547.post-84391792199616061062013-10-22T16:50:47.591+02:002013-10-22T16:50:47.591+02:00Hi, sorry to say I never met Leda Gianuzzi Jaworsk...Hi, sorry to say I never met Leda Gianuzzi Jaworski, but you should know that I have been in Italy for almost 25 years now. I am happy that you stumbled across my blog and I hope you'll come back again. I often write about Pugllia as it is one of my favorite places in Italy. I hope you realize your dream to visit there. Thanks for writing.Phyllis Macchionihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01876790634039840836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191681270252851547.post-28332687041979469462013-10-22T12:45:24.832+02:002013-10-22T12:45:24.832+02:00I just stumbled on this site and, surprise, my &qu...I just stumbled on this site and, surprise, my "family" comes from a suburb of Bari called Modugno. I have been to other areas of Italy but have not had the pleasure of going to Bari. I hope I do someday. Just curious about where your teacher taught...I am living in Philadelphia now but I am originally from Chicago. I was very good friends with an Italian professoressa by the name of Leda Gianuzzi Jaworski who taught at Rosemont College...wondering if had any contact with her while you were in Philadelphia? <br /><br />Janet KempfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191681270252851547.post-31705101352369732312013-10-20T12:51:46.725+02:002013-10-20T12:51:46.725+02:00Hi Elizabeth, the anni di piombo, or years of lead...Hi Elizabeth, the anni di piombo, or years of lead, was a terrible period during the 1970’s when Italian para-military terrorists, were bombing cities, assassinating people and kidnapping politicians. The name comes from the large number of bullets (lead) fired during that period. The most famous of the paramilitary groups was the Brigata Rossa, the Red Brigrade, who kidnapped and killed the then Prime Minister, Aldo Moro. Phyllis Macchionihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01876790634039840836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4191681270252851547.post-33164905638320162322013-10-20T09:15:46.773+02:002013-10-20T09:15:46.773+02:00I really enjoyed this, and the photos are just riv...I really enjoyed this, and the photos are just riveting. I'd not heard the term "anni di piombo" before but it doesn't exactly sound positive. What period, and why that term?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07131004934850945549noreply@blogger.com