 In 1935 he was honoured for his contribution to the colony of Libya and in the following year was invited at the honour guard at the tomb of the royal family in Superga (Turin).In 1938, when a series of anti-semitic laws were passed, the Ovazza family were hit hard.Jews were no longer allowed to marry "Aryan" Italians, to send their children to state schools, to employ Italian servants or be in the army.