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23-07.-2004, 10:44 PM
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Gino Bartali
Gino won the TdF in 1938 and 1948...the war years were spent by him in rescuing Jews in his native Italy. Being an Italian Jew I'm very familiar with him, his story was featured in the 1978 film The Assisi Underground.
For more info, see: http://www.postcardsforyou.com/bartali.html Unfortunately he is not as well known for what he did to save the lives of Italian Jews.
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02-08.-2004, 06:24 AM
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Re: Gino Bartali
Gino Bartali film to be released in 2004:
From ZENIT: SECULAR DISCALCED CARMELITE: TOUR DE FRANCE HERO Tour De France Champion Saved Hundreds Of Jewish Lives: Gino Bartali Was a Tertiary of the Order of Discalced Carmelites ROME, JULY 25, 2003 After concluding the 100th Tour de France, Italy will remember discalced Carmelite Gino Bartali, one-time winner of the race and protector of the lives of hundred of Jews during the Nazi persecution. Italian Radio and Television (RAI) is preparing a film to be released in 2004 showing Bartali's triumphs, as well as his Christian commitment in the service of the persecuted. According to some estimates, the network of Jew Giorgio Nissim -- who counted on the collaboration of Gino Bartali, the Oblate priests of the city of Lucca, the archbishop of Genoa, Franciscan friars, cloistered nuns, and Catholic politicians -- helped to save 800 Jews from extermination. Bartali would make trips between Florence and Rome, carrying valuable false documents hidden in the tube of his bicycle. Then a hero in Italy, as he had won the Tour de France in 1938, and the Giro d'Italia three times (1936, 1937), Bartali was an active member of Catholic Action, wore the scapular of the Virgin Mary, and was a Tertiary of the Order of Discalced Carmelites. "His role was to take photos and paper to clandestine printing presses to produce the false documents. He was also a guide to indicate the less known roads to arrive at central areas of Italy without being seen," his son, Andrea, explained. "When the police stopped him, he said he was training. In fact, the fascists of the area had their doubts, but did not dare arrest him, as they ran the risk of causing a popular rising," Andrea said. The municipal council of Florence has established a "Garden of the Righteous of the World," trees that commemorate the men who dedicated themselves to save lives. According to http://www.shalom.it, the first one was planted in honor of Gino Bartali. Via Zenit.
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