Parole Parole: “Omertà”
Parole Parole: “Omertà”

Today's word is OMERTÀ, the code of silence enacted by a community in the face of organized crime.

Today’s word is OMERTÀ, the code of silence enacted by a community in the face of organized crime.

Featuring NYU Italian Studies Ph.D. candidate Alfonso Aguado.

Videography by Eugenio Pizzorno
Produced by NYU Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò
Executive Producer Stefano Albertini

Season 5, Episode 27

October 8, 2021

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