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Focusing on the life and impact of Lionello Perera, the biography details his journey from Venice to becoming a key figure in New York's Italian American community. As a banker and philanthropist, he transformed his uncle's financial business and became Vice President of Bank of America in 1928. Perera played a vital role in supporting Italian immigrants and was a close associate of political figures like Mayor Fiorello La Guardia. His Upper East Side home became a cultural hub for music, reflecting his patronage of Italian and Jewish musicians.
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Lionello Perera, Diego Mantoan
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- Released
- 2022
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- Title
- Lionello Perera
- Subtitle
- An Italian Banker and Patron in New York (COLOR)
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Diego Mantoan
- Publisher
- Vernon Press
- Released
- 2022
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 228
- ISBN13
- 9781648895753
- Series
- Description
- Focusing on the life and impact of Lionello Perera, the biography details his journey from Venice to becoming a key figure in New York's Italian American community. As a banker and philanthropist, he transformed his uncle's financial business and became Vice President of Bank of America in 1928. Perera played a vital role in supporting Italian immigrants and was a close associate of political figures like Mayor Fiorello La Guardia. His Upper East Side home became a cultural hub for music, reflecting his patronage of Italian and Jewish musicians.