(JTA) Italian and Israeli cyclists are paying tribute this week to Gino Bartali, an Italian cycling champion who saved hundreds of Jews during the Holocaust and in 2013 was recognized as a Righteous Among the Nations. Bartali smuggled Resistance messages and false documents for Jews in his bicycle frame when riding through Italy, supposedly as part of his training schedule.
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