 Moraldo had been a butler in France of the Italian banker Angelo Donati who had taken the children under his protection in July 1942 when their parents had been deported from Nice to Auschwitz.When Donati had to take refuge in Switzerland after the Armistice of September 8, 1943, Moraldo took the children with him to his home village.The whole population of the village, informed of the situation, helped actively with their protection, despite the danger due to fights and frequent Germans roundups in the area.