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| − | Emanuele Fiano was born on March 13rd in 1963 in Milan. He is an | + | [[File:Emauele Fiano.jpg|400px|thumbnail|left|Emauele Fiano]] |
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| + | == Biography == | ||
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| + | Emanuele Fiano was born on March 13rd in 1963 in Milan. He is an italian political and activist. He is an important figure in the Italian Jewish community. | ||
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| + | == Education == | ||
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| + | In 1988 Emanuele Fiano got a degree in architecture at the Politecnico of Milan and in 2002 he got a PhD in urban architectural design. Afterwards he worked as a freelance architect. | ||
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== Political career == | == Political career == | ||
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In 1997 Emanuele Fiano was elected to the City Council of Milan and he was re-elected in 2001. | In 1997 Emanuele Fiano was elected to the City Council of Milan and he was re-elected in 2001. | ||
In April 2006 he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for the Italian Party Ulivo. | In April 2006 he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for the Italian Party Ulivo. | ||
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He served on the Commission of Transport, Posts and Telecommunications in 2008 and the Committee on the Safety of the Republic from May 2008 to January 2010. | He served on the Commission of Transport, Posts and Telecommunications in 2008 and the Committee on the Safety of the Republic from May 2008 to January 2010. | ||
He is the home affairs spokesman for the Partito Democratico. | He is the home affairs spokesman for the Partito Democratico. | ||
| − | He has been also a candidate for regional secretary of the party in Lombardy. | + | He has been also a candidate for regional secretary of the party in Lombardy. He placed second in the primaries of 25 October 2009 with |
== Political activism == | == Political activism == | ||
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Emanuele Fiano is the son of Nello Fiano, a Holocaust survivor who was deported to Auschwitz. In his youth, Emanuele was a Jewish youth leader in the Hashomer Hatzair, a Socialist–Zionist youth movement in Milan. | Emanuele Fiano is the son of Nello Fiano, a Holocaust survivor who was deported to Auschwitz. In his youth, Emanuele was a Jewish youth leader in the Hashomer Hatzair, a Socialist–Zionist youth movement in Milan. | ||
He was the president of the Jewish Community of Milan from 1998 to 2001 and director of the Union of Jewish Communities in Italy from 2001 to 2006. | He was the president of the Jewish Community of Milan from 1998 to 2001 and director of the Union of Jewish Communities in Italy from 2001 to 2006. | ||
| − | Since 2005 | + | Since 2005 Fiano has been the national secretary of the political organization Left for Israel, which combats anti-Israel bias. He has promoted initiatives for intercultural coexistence, including Israeli-Palestinian dialogue. He has also supported the creation of a "Garden of the Righteous" in the Monte Stella in Milan. |
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