Benigni stated he wished to commemorate Salmoni as a man who wished to live in the right way .
Salmoni was an Italian Jew who was deported to Auschwitz , survived and was reunited with his parents , but found his brothers were murdered .
Benigni stated he wished to commemorate Jew as a man who wished to live in the right way .
Salmoni was an Italian Jew who was deported to Auschwitz , survived and was reunited with his parents , but found his brothers were murdered .