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Righteous Among the Nations: The Assisi Network

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The Assisi NetworkAssisi is the home of Francesco di Bernardone – St. Francis of Assisi – the founder of the Roman Catholics' Franciscan and St. Clare (Poor

Brizi Luigi ; Son: Trento

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Brizi, Luigi Brizi, Trento As an owner of a small souvenir shop situated near S. Chiara Square in Assisi, Luigi Brizi (b. 1876) owned a manual printing press, used for printing assignments. During the occupation, Luigi, and his son Trento (b. 1915) members of an Assisi rescue network risked their lives by printing false documents for Jews. These bore the names of various municipalities in the south of Italy, an area that was not occupied by the Germans. Presented as genuine identity cards, these papers enabled persecuted Jews to obtain food rations as well as avoid being arrested by the...

Nationality : Italy

Religion : Roman Catholic

Fate : Survived

Brandi Ermella

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Biviglia, Giuseppina Brandi, Ermella In September 1943, following its capitulation, Italy was occupied by Germany. Soon the man-hunt for Jews began. Many Jews were forced to flee their homes and look for shelter in unfamiliar places. One such place was the town of Assisi, in which there are no records of a Jewish community ever having existed. It was there, however, that the bishop, Monsignor Giuseppe Nicolini (recognized as Righteous Among the Nations in 1977) headed a rescue network that arranged shelters in some 26 monasteries and convents in and around Assisi. Many Jews were sheltered in...

Nationality : Italy

Religion : Catholic

Fate : Survived

Biviglia Giuseppina

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Nationality : Italy

Religion : Catholic

Fate : Survived

Vincenti Federico

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Vincenti, Don Federico Don Federico Vincenti, born in 1885, was the head of the Parochial House of the Church of Sant’Andrea in Porta Santa Susanna in Perugia. During the war, he also cooperated with the rescue network in Assisi. According to testimonies, he risked his life to save 32 persecuted Jews belonging to the families Corinaldi, Viterbi, Provenzal, Klugmann, and Fano among others. He was involved in harboring Jews, finding new hiding places, and transmitting vital information. The courage and benevolence of this small, thin man, were mentioned by Father Aldo Brunacci*, one of the central...

Nationality : Italy

Religion : Roman Catholic

Fate : Survived

"A Champion of Life"

On 2 May 2018. as part of the events leading up to the Giro d'Italia Big Start. Yad Vashem. the World Holocaust Remembrance Center. hosted participants of the

Righteous Among the Nations Bartali awarded Commemorative Citizenship

On 2 May 2018 at 14:30. as part of the events leading up to the Giro d' Italia Big Start. Yad Vashem. the World Holocaust Remembrance Center. will host participants

Bartali Gino

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Gino Bartali Gino Bartali, born in Florence in 1914, was a champion road cyclist who won the Italian Giro d'Italia multistage race three times (in 1936, 1937, and 1946) and the Tour de France twice (in 1938 and 1948). Owing to his remarkable accomplishments in sports, he became a most popular and widely admired national hero. Bartali was a devout Catholic. According to his son, Andrea Bartali, Archbishop Elia Angelo Dalla Costa (recognized as Righteous Among the Nations in 2012) had married his parents and maintained a close relationship with his father. Consequently, following the German...

Nationality : Italy

Religion : Roman Catholic

Fate : Survived

Featured Stories | The Righteous Among the Nations

Righteous

Featured here are several dozen stories of Righteous Among the Nations arranged by topics and by countries. All the Righteous Among the Nations recognized by Yad

The Rescuer Self

Rescue of Jews under the Nazis was. in psychological parlance. a "rare behavior." From a population of 700 million in Germany and the allied occupied countries.

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