Mazel Tov Sam Modiano77-year-old Holocaust survivor Samuel Modiano celebrated his Bar Mitzvah on Monday at a synagague in Rome, where he now lives.

At 13, Modiano was a prisoner at Auschwitz and even after he emigrated to the Congo, he wasn't able to receive a proper Bar Mitzvah due to civil unrest and lack of a cohesive Jewish community.

Redemption was to be had, however, as hundreds of members of Modiano's temple in Rome joined him in a very emotional ceremony.

Said the Chief Rabbi of Rome:

This is a wonderful example of the Jewish tradition beating in the heart of every Jewish person. The most touching moment was when Samuel exposed his arm to wrap the tefilin around it and uncovered the number tattoo.