How to Pronounce Israel Zolli
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Sep 27, 1881 Brody, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine Died on 02 Mar 1956 (aged 74)
Chief rabbi of Rome, Italy, during World War II; later converted to Catholicism
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About Israel Zolli
- Eugenio Maria Zolli (27 September 1881 ? 2 March 1956), born Israel Anton Zoller, was an Austro-Hungarian by birth, and an Italian doctorate professor of philosophy and author.
- Until converting from Judaism to Catholicism in February 1945, Zolli was the chief rabbi in Rome, Italy's Jewish community from 1940 to 1945.
- After the war, he taught philosophy at a number of institutions throughout Rome including the Sapienza University of Rome and Pontifical Biblical Institute. Zolli is noted for his admiration of Pope Pius XII during World War II, who gave support and shelter to Zolli and other Jews during Nazi Germany's occupation of Italy from 1943 to 1944.
- It was later revealed that Zolli hid in a number of places in both Rome and Vatican City State.
