Bruno Jesi

Bruno Jesi (Udine, 11 January 1916 - Turin, 11 January 1943) was an Italian military man. Descendant from an ancient family of Jewish rabbis and father of the Italian historian, writer, archaeologist and philosopher Furio Jesi (1941–1980) he was a cavalry officer awarded of the Gold Medal of Military Valor for particular heroism.[1]

Volunteer in the Second Italo-Ethiopian War as a Blackshirt and later involved in police operations in the colony as a Second lieutenant of cavalry, he participated in numerous military actions, which earned him several decorations for bravery and crippled his right leg. Because his jewish origin he was first dismissed and discriminated, only to be Aryanized for exceptional merit following the concession of the Gold Medal. He died just aged twenty-seven because of his injuries. In the town of Ruda, Perteole locality , still exists a military cantonment once assigned to the 33th Infantry Battalion ARDENZA (for years abandoned and subsequently sold to the local municipality), which bears his name. Bruno Jesi, who later in his life developed a strong critical sense towards fascism, was also part of the Jewish Community Council in Rome.

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  1. ↑ http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/DettaglioOnorificenze.aspx?decorato=13918

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