Emanuele Fiano
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Emanuele Fiano (born 13 March 1963, Milan
, Italy
) is a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies
for the centre-left Partito Democratico
(Democratic Party of Italy). A prominent figure in the Italian Jewish
community, Fiano is a past president of the Jewish Community of Milan and former director of the Union of Jewish Communities in Italy.
and was the sole survivor of her family. In his youth, Emanuele was a Jewish youth leader in the Hashomer Hatzair
Socialist–Zionist
youth movement in Milan.
Fiano attended the Politecnico di Milano, where he received his B.A. in architecture in 1988 and his PhD
in urban architectural design in 2002. Afterwards he worked as a freelance architect
.
in Milan, but was not elected. He was elected to the City Council of Milan in 1997 and was reelected in 2001.
In April 2006 he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in Area III on the Olive list. He became a member of the Partito Democratico in May 2008 and was elected to the Constituent Assembly in the national primary in October 2007 on the list of Walter Veltroni
. He was re-elected with the Partito Democratico in the April 2008 elections in Area III. As a parliamentarian, 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.
During the first congress of the Partito Democratico, he was a candidate for regional secretary of the party in Lombardy
. He placed second in the primaries of 25 October 2009 with approximately 30% of the vote.
Since 2005 Fiano has been the national secretary of Left for Israel, a political organization which promotes the views of the Israeli Left and combats anti-Israel bias. In this capacity, Fiano 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.
in Israel for a year before returning to Italy. They have two sons, David and Michael.
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
) is a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies
Italian Chamber of Deputies
The Italian Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Parliament of Italy. It has 630 seats, a plurality of which is controlled presently by liberal-conservative party People of Freedom. Twelve deputies represent Italian citizens outside of Italy. Deputies meet in the Palazzo Montecitorio. A...
for the centre-left Partito Democratico
Democratic Party (Italy)
The Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in Italy, that is the second-largest in the country. The party is led by Pier Luigi Bersani, who was elected in the 2009 leadership election....
(Democratic Party of Italy). A prominent figure in the Italian Jewish
Italian Jews
Italian Jews can be used in a broad sense to mean all Jews living or with roots in Italy or in a narrower sense to mean the ancient community who use the Italian rite, as distinct from the communities dating from medieval or modern times who use the Sephardi or Ashkenazi rite.-Divisions:Italian...
community, Fiano is a past president of the Jewish Community of Milan and former director of the Union of Jewish Communities in Italy.
Early life and education
Fiano is the son of Nello Fiano, a Holocaust survivor who was deported to AuschwitzAuschwitz concentration camp
Concentration camp Auschwitz was a network of Nazi concentration and extermination camps built and operated by the Third Reich in Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany during World War II...
and was the sole survivor of her family. In his youth, Emanuele was a Jewish youth leader in the Hashomer Hatzair
Hashomer Hatzair
Hashomer Hatzair is a Socialist–Zionist youth movement founded in 1913 in Galicia, Austria-Hungary, and was also the name of the group's political party in the Yishuv in the pre-1948 British Mandate of Palestine...
Socialist–Zionist
Zionism
Zionism is a Jewish political movement that, in its broadest sense, has supported the self-determination of the Jewish people in a sovereign Jewish national homeland. Since the establishment of the State of Israel, the Zionist movement continues primarily to advocate on behalf of the Jewish state...
youth movement in Milan.
Fiano attended the Politecnico di Milano, where he received his B.A. in architecture in 1988 and his PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
in urban architectural design in 2002. Afterwards he worked as a freelance architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
.
Political career
In 1996 Fiano was nominated to the Italian Chamber of Deputies, College Giambellino/San SiroSan Siro (district of Milan)
San Siro is a vast district of Milan, Italy, part of the Zone 7 administrative division of the city. It is located about 5 km north-west of the city centre; it borders on the district of Lampugnano, QT8, FieraMilano, and Trenno....
in Milan, but was not elected. He was elected to the City Council of Milan in 1997 and was reelected in 2001.
In April 2006 he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in Area III on the Olive list. He became a member of the Partito Democratico in May 2008 and was elected to the Constituent Assembly in the national primary in October 2007 on the list of Walter Veltroni
Walter Veltroni
Walter Veltroni, Knight Grand Cross, is an Italian writer, journalist and politician, who served as the first leader of the Democratic Party within the centre-left opposition, until his resignation on 17 February 2009. He served as Mayor of Rome from 2001 to 2008.-Biography:Walter Veltroni was...
. He was re-elected with the Partito Democratico in the April 2008 elections in Area III. As a parliamentarian, 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.
During the first congress of the Partito Democratico, he was a candidate for regional secretary of the party in Lombardy
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
. He placed second in the primaries of 25 October 2009 with approximately 30% of the vote.
Jewish activism
Fiano was the director of the Jewish Community of Milan from 1988 to 2001, serving as head of cultural programming. He became the president of the Community from 1998 to 2001. From 2001 to 2006 he was Director of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities.Since 2005 Fiano has been the national secretary of Left for Israel, a political organization which promotes the views of the Israeli Left and combats anti-Israel bias. In this capacity, Fiano 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
Monte Stella
Monte Stella is a mountain in the Serre Calabresi, in the Locride, Calabria, southern Italy. It is part of the Vallata dello Stilaro, in the comune of Pazzano.Monte Stella is composed of Jurassic limestones.-History:...
in Milan.
Family
He married Tamara Rabà, a psychologist from Milan, in 1989. The couple lived on a kibbutzKibbutz
A kibbutz is a collective community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. Today, farming has been partly supplanted by other economic branches, including industrial plants and high-tech enterprises. Kibbutzim began as utopian communities, a combination of socialism and Zionism...
in Israel for a year before returning to Italy. They have two sons, David and Michael.