Italian cycling legend Gino Bartali secretly helped save Jews from Nazi persecution by transporting fake identification papers and messages in his bicycle frame as he trained for the Tour de France. Other Italians, including Roman Catholic priests, are also among the silent heroes who helped protect Jews who were living or seeking refuge in Italy during World War II.

Their stories, and those of Jewish survivors, are among those told in My Italian Secret: The Forgotten Heroes, a documentary directed by Oren Jacoby, narrated by Isabella Rossellini and produced by Lehigh alum and trustee Joseph R. Perella '64 '06H.

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