A professor at the Catholic university, vice-president of the Shoah Memorial, a former congresswoman appointed last year, Knight of merit of the Republic: it is she, Milena Santerini, the national coordinator for the fight against anti-semitism choice by the government at the eve of Day of Memory. “Italy Friday will be the “national Coordinator for the fight against anti-semitism. The Council of Ministers, we will designate the professor Milena Santerini”. The announcement came with a tweet from the president of the Board Giuseppe Conte and was immediately welcomed as an “important signal in the fight against anti-semitism in Italy” by the president of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities, Noemi Signs.

Santerini thanked the Count always via tweets and re-launching: “on The 27th of January we remember the reach of the hate, all together, we must fight”. Born in Rome in 1953, Santerini teaches Pedagogy at the Catholic university, she is the coordinator of the degree course in primary education Sciences and director of the research Centre on intercultural Relations and of the master in “intercultural Competence. Training for social inclusion” of the university. Vice-president of the Foundation, the Shoah Memorial of Milan. Component of the community of Sant’egidio, last year it was decorated with the order of Cavaliere al merito of the Republic. In the past the legislature has been a member elected in the lists of the Choice of civic, and then passed to the group, Democracy, solidarity-Center for democratic.

An “important signal” in the fight against anti-semitism in Italy: so the president of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities, Noemi Signs discuss the choice. “With the appointment of a national coordinator for the fight against anti-semitism, designated by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers in the figure of professor Milena Santerini, one reads in the note, Italy is going to fill a significant gap in line with what was done by Germany, France, the United Kingdom and other Countries on the basis of the various resolutions of the european. It is a necessary intervention, which will be of fundamental support in the fight against this growing threat that puts in danger not only the jewish community, historical roots of this Country, the protagonists of his stories from over two thousand years, but the whole of the community. In this sense, it is acting to resolve a problem of everyone, not just a few citizens.” “We needed a strong signal,” he Signs. “The choice of professor Santerini, the figure is authoritative and engaged for many years in this field, goes in this direction. Knows well the challenge that awaits us, with all of the institutions with which you will operate. To the President, the Earl and to the government it all goes to our appreciation of the commitment assumed. Now it is imperative to work on the rules and the strengthening of learning paths and educational”.

“I’m glad to be a woman to serve as important. We will co-operate in the fight against discrimination task which has been assigned to the service of the Country”: so, the minister for Equal opportunities and family Elena Bonetti.

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