Cantoni, Raffaele, 1896-1971

Identifier
990002322820304146
Language of Description
English
Dates
1 Jan 1971 - 31 Dec 1971
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Note(s)

  • ports.

  • Envelope 4/60 ; microfilm reel 055 ; Frames 490 - 498

  • [3] newspaper clippings

  • Raffaele Cantoni was an anti-fascist Italian Jew who is best known for his efforts in saving Italian Jews from the Holocaust. He was a DELASEM executive (which was a Jewish resistance organization that worked in Italy during World War II and up to 1947). He was also President of the pro-Zionist UCEI, the Union of Italian Jewish Communities. He was a Mason and a socialist -- (Wikipedia)

People

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