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wim ms oicycie, many of which during the war, to help people in need and, above all, Jews, Andrea Bartali told The Associated Press.On Thursday, Gino Bartali was honored at the Jerusalem Holocaust memorial Yad Vashem. He was inducted into the Garden of the Righteous Among the Nations for his work during the German occupation of Italy. He aided the Jewish-Christian rescuemill viiTV sometimes. I never met him in person. I never talked to him. But in my heart he was a hero for me.”The Jewish-Christian rescue network in Florence was led by Rabbi Nathan Cassuto and Cardinal Elia Angelo Dalla Costa, the archbishop of Florence, who was previously recognized as Righteous Among the Nations. Even after Rabbi Cassuto wasiMiiiaiio nnv iiiriptruduring the Holocaust.“Of course, there were bad stories, and we show that there were Italians who were sent to Auschwitz and there were times when there were Italians who didn’t do the right thing, Jacoby said. “But there were so many remarkable instances, and Bartali’s was just a wonderful paradigm for what so many people did.Before the war, Bartali had won the 1938 Tour de France and the Giro d’ltalia in 1936 and '37, making him one of the country’s biggest stars. He also won the 1946 Giro and 1948 Tour after the war.When Bartali was stopped and searched, he specifically asked that his bicycle not be touched since the different parts were very carefully calibrated to achieve maximum speed,according to Yad Vashem.“He’s so representative of so many people who did the right thing, said Vincent Marmorale, the president of the Italy and the Holocaust Foundation. “It’s a beautiful story.NEW VODiana Nya 48-hour swr Manhattan victims of S that raised i tions.“It hones imagined it said as she 8:48 a.m. H. by whoops, crowd.That w Nyad, bum receiving fl spoke to rep Nyad, a started thi in the 40-yj Manhattan'; only to useto raise mo gling a year “I think regardless c York, we, th* forget these the storm ra Accordi Foundation donations r sourcing we raised $105 noon. AmeriGOLFPottItalian cycling great Gino Bartali is seen In this 1953 file picture.LYNX 86, DREAM 77ASHEVIL
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