After Zolli moved to Rome in 1940 , he attempted to convince Ugo Foa , President of the Jewish Community in Rome , and Dante Almansi , President of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities , that German Nazis were a significant threat to the Roman Jewish community . According to American researcher , Daniel T. Murphy , Zolli " recommended the total suppression of public Jewish functions , the closing of administrative offices , the elimination of donor lists , the dispersion of all members of the Jewish community , the distribution of financial aid , and the reduction of the community treasury . " In the next few years , as the Nazis swept over Europe during World War II , all three of Zolli 's brothers were killed in The Holocaust
The Holocaust
The Holocaust
Israel Zolli