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Artisan regrets Hitler-in-nativity move

I wouldn't do it again says Di Virgilio

Redazione Ansa

(ANSA) - Naples, December 10 - One of Naples's famous nativity-scene artisans on Monday expressed regret after causing a furore by displaying a figure of Adolf Hitler in his workshop.
    "I wouldn't put it on show again," said Genny Di Virgilio, a craftsman who is friends with many celebrities and VIPs.
    "I only did it to satisfy the request of a customer who commissioned it from me. "I didn't think of the political or ideological effects. It's just a job for me".
    The workshop also features a figure of Benito Mussolini.
    "Everyone has that one. Its a piece that sells a lot," he said.
   

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