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Thought some may be interested in this
m.theage.com.au/world/italys-wartime-hero-used-cycling-fame-to-save-jews-20120720-22fdn.html
“…During a decade of research on the first book in English about the legendary cyclist, Road to Valour, Canadian authors Aili and Andres McConnon say they have uncovered new details of Bartali’s wartime exploits, for which he would probably have been executed had Italy’s Nazi occupiers or the Fascists found him out. Bartali not only hid Jewish friends but also used his fame and his bicycle to smuggle forged documents, mostly between Tuscany and Umbria, to enable Jews - hidden in monasteries, convents, private homes and on farms - to escape the Nazi death camps.
The network was set up by the Archbishop of Florence, Cardinal Elia Della Costa, who recruited Bartali, an atheist printer, priests, nuns and citizens to forge and smuggle documents and find hiding places for the Jews. In conjunction with a significant Jewish underground, they saved an unknown number of lives…”
m.theage.com.au/world/italys-wartime-hero-used-cycling-fame-to-save-jews-20120720-22fdn.html
“…During a decade of research on the first book in English about the legendary cyclist, Road to Valour, Canadian authors Aili and Andres McConnon say they have uncovered new details of Bartali’s wartime exploits, for which he would probably have been executed had Italy’s Nazi occupiers or the Fascists found him out. Bartali not only hid Jewish friends but also used his fame and his bicycle to smuggle forged documents, mostly between Tuscany and Umbria, to enable Jews - hidden in monasteries, convents, private homes and on farms - to escape the Nazi death camps.
The network was set up by the Archbishop of Florence, Cardinal Elia Della Costa, who recruited Bartali, an atheist printer, priests, nuns and citizens to forge and smuggle documents and find hiding places for the Jews. In conjunction with a significant Jewish underground, they saved an unknown number of lives…”
