(Jewish Telegraphic Agency Mail Service)
Senator Professor Vittorio Polacco died here after a long illness.
Professor Polacco, who was born in Padua in 1859 received a traditional Jewish education. As a very young man he was appointed lecturer and then Professor of Civil Law at Rome University. In 1900 he was elected a member of the Italian Senate. For some time he was tutor to the Italian Crown Prince. He was an observant Jew and frequently spoke in the Senate on Jewish questions.
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