Gino Bartali - The Cyclist Who Saved Jews From The Holocaust
How the Italian cycling champion helped save hundreds of lives during World War II.
This year's Giro D鈥橧talia cycling race is paying tribute to the great Italian rider, Gino Bartali, during its opening stages in Israel. Bartali was one of the most successful cyclists of the 1930s and 1940s, but it鈥檚 now also known that he helped save the lives of hundreds of Jews when the Nazis occupied Italy during World War Two. Alice Gioia talks to Gino Bartali鈥檚 granddaughter, Gioia Bartali, and the film-maker Oren Jacoby, who鈥檚 researched the rider鈥檚 wartime heroism.
PHOTO: Gino Bartali after winning the 1948 Tour De France (Getty Images)
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