First place among the elementary schools in the whole of Italy for proficiency in shooting has been won by the Polacco Jewish school in Rome, named in commemoration of the late Senator Professor Vittorio Polacco, one of the leaders of the Italian Jewish Community and a champion of Jewish education in Italy.
The presentation of the prize took place at a special ceremony arranged at the school, attended by representatives of the Fascist Party, the Rome City Council and of many Jewish Communities in Italy.
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