Biblioteca della Comunità Israelitica was the library of the Jewish community of Rome , Italy . Established in the early 20th century , it housed approximately 7,000 rare or unique books and manuscripts dating back to at least the 16th century . According to the Central Registry of Looted Art , it was the most important Jewish library in Italy and one of the most important in the world . The contents of the library were looted by Nazi Germany shortly after the Raid of the Ghetto of Rome in October 1943 , and have never been recovered . Two months later , the contents of the '' Collegio Rabbinico Italiano '' , the Italian Rabbinical College 's library located in the same building , were also looted ; only part of the contents of the latter library have been recovered
Raid of the Ghetto of Rome
Raid of the Ghetto of Rome
Biblioteca della Comunità Israelitica