He was the first Italian born member of Canadian Federal Parliament.

Born in Azzano Decimo, Friuli-Venezia Giulia (northeastern Italy), to a Jewish-Italian Father and Italian Mother.

He moved to Canada when he was 18 and worked at a brickyard in Rosslyn.

From 1963 to 1964, he was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works.

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