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Jewish setelment is believed to have started in Italy as early as the Roman Republic, and continued to our days.

The earliest example of Jewish music from Italy dates to the 12th century, with Obadiah the Proselyte.

Today, the Jews of Italy number about 30,000. They practice five Jewish musical traditions: The Italian, Western Sephardic, Levantine, Ashkenazi, and Bene Roma.

© Guy Shaked 2022

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You get the knight's helmet on your way to join the National Library's young knights club! did you know there were Jewish knights? (continue the game and learn all about it)

Umberto Genazzani left Italy to Israel following the Italian Racial Laws, before WWII.

Check out his photo riding his car, in the country roads of Umbria. Working as doctor (part of the National Library's collection of historical photographs):

Doctor Genazzani

The Racial Laws forbade Jewish doctors from treating Christian patients, and when they were declared Umberto was fired from his work.

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Read Joshua Jacobson's article on Rossi and Italian synagogue chant from 1987-88 (will be made available from NL)

Hear Leo Levi's 20th century recording of Jewish oral chant and judge for yourself if it is similar to Rossi's music (will be made available from NL)

Hear Salamone Rossi's Elohim Hashivenu and judge for yourself if it is similar to 20th century Italian Jewish oral chant: (will be made available from NL)

Read the music in Salamone Rossi's original publication from 1623: (will be made available from NL)

Hear Yair Nitzani's song for Tislam: Morning of Fun: (will be made available from NL)

Hear Enzo and Umberto Genazzani's in a CD in NL's Cds collections: (will be made available from NL)

Hear Umberto Genazzani's singing on NL's sound collections: (will be made available from NL)

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