▁Biography ▁F oa ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Tur in ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁into ▁a ▁middle - class ▁Jewish ▁family . ▁ ▁He ▁attended ▁L ice o ▁Class ico ▁Mass imo ▁d ' Az eg lio ▁in ▁Tur in ▁for ▁his ▁sixth ▁form / sen ior ▁high ▁school ▁studies . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁F oa ▁graduated ▁in ▁Law ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Tur in ▁and ▁worked ▁in ▁a ▁bank . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁he ▁joined ▁Gi ust izia ▁e ▁Libert à , ▁an ▁anti - f asc ist ▁political ▁movement . ▁He ▁was ▁arrested ▁by ▁the ▁O V RA ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁and ▁was ▁condem ned ▁to ▁ 1 5 ▁years ▁in ▁prison . ▁He ▁shared ▁his ▁cell ▁with ▁Ern esto ▁Ros si , ▁Mass imo ▁Mil a ▁and ▁Ric c ardo ▁B auer . ▁ ▁F oa ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁resistance ▁movement ▁and ▁entered ▁the ▁Part ito ▁d ’ A zione ▁( Action ▁Party , ▁P d A ). ▁As ▁a ▁P d A ▁member , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Com it ato ▁di ▁Liber azione ▁Nazionale ▁( National ▁Liber ation ▁Committee , ▁CL N ) ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁F oa ▁was ▁elected ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Const itu ent ▁Assembly ▁and ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Commission ▁of ▁the ▁Se vent y . ▁F oa ’ s ▁name ▁is ▁linked ▁to