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Binasco
Province of Milano (Lombardia)
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On 22nd April 2016 the Garden of the Righteous in Binasco has been inaugurated, honoring the doctor Andrea Loriga with an oak and a memorial stone. Committed anti-fascist and opponent of the regime, Loriga rescued the family of the Jewish lawyer Augusto Weiller in 1944, helping all of them to escape to Switzerland. Being a strong opponent of the regime, Loriga was tortured and murdered by fascists in 1945.
The Mayor of Binasco Riccardo Benvegnù, the Chairman of the Cultural Centre "La Tenda" Vito Sperti, the Coordinator of the Gardens of the Righteous Committee Ulianova Radice, two citizens who met Doctor Loriga, the Mayor of Noviglio, the institutions, citizens and students of Binasco took part in the ceremony.
A tree in Binasco in honour of Andrea Loriga
People honoured in this Garden
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| Andrea Loriga The doctor who rescued the family of the Jewish lawyer Augusto Weiller. |
| Paolo Borsellino italian judge, he is considered as one of the main symbols of the battle against the Mafia, together with his colleague and friend Giovanni Falcone |
| Giorgio Ambrosoli [biography on external website] lawyer killed by the Mafia |
| Federica Angeli Italian journalist, she has lived under escort since 2013 for his investigations on the Roman mafia |
| Gino Bartali the champion who saved Jews |
| Giovanni Falcone symbol of the fight against the Mafia |
| Felicia Bartolotta Impastato Peppino Impastato’s mother |
| Silvio Novembre [the figure disagrees with the criteria proposed by Gariwo for the choice of the Righteous] Marshal of the Guardia di Finanza known for investigating the crack of the Italian Private Bank of Michele Sindona alongside Giorgio Ambrosoli |
| Gino Strada [biography on external website] Founder of Emergency |
| Carlo Urbani he was a Nobel Peace Prize winner and the first physician to diagnose SARS |
| Father Pino Puglisi the priest killed by the Mafia in 1993 |