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When Fascist Italian racial laws were enacted in 1938 and Jews were prosecuted, Umberto Genazzani, who was a zionist, makes aliyah with his family from Florence in 1939 to Ramat Gan. He records in the 1950s his traditional music [link to NL].
His Son, Enzo, who as a child grew up in Florence, got his childhood Jewish music published on CD [link to NL]. Umberto’s grandson, Yair Nitzani, a sabra, also took music seriously and composed songs for the famous early Israeli rock band Tislam in 1979 [link to NL].

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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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