8 2 ). ▁During ▁the ▁Hol oca ust , ▁Italy ▁took ▁in ▁many ▁Jewish ▁refuge es ▁from ▁Naz i ▁Germany . ▁However , ▁with ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Naz i - back ed ▁pu ppet ▁Italian ▁Social ▁Republic , ▁about ▁ 1 5 % ▁of ▁ 4 8 , 0 0 0 ▁Italian ▁Jews ▁were ▁killed . ▁This , ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁em igration ▁that ▁preced ed ▁and ▁followed ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁has ▁left ▁only ▁a ▁small ▁community ▁of ▁around ▁ 4 5 , 0 0 0 ▁Jews ▁in ▁Italy ▁today . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁imm igration ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁world , ▁there ▁has ▁been ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁non - Christ ian ▁relig ions . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 . 0 ▁million ▁Muslim s ▁in ▁Italy ▁forming ▁ 1 . 6 ▁percent ▁of ▁population ; ▁independent ▁estimates ▁put ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁population ▁in ▁Italy ▁anywhere ▁from ▁ 0 . 8 ▁million ▁to ▁ 1 . 5 ▁million . ▁Only ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Italian ▁Muslim s ▁hold ▁Italian ▁citizens hip . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁follow ers ▁of ▁faith ▁origin ating ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁sub cont inent , ▁including ▁some ▁ 7 0 , 0 0 0 ▁S ik hs ▁with ▁ 2 2 ▁g urd war as ▁across ▁the ▁country , ▁ 7 0 , 0 0 0 ▁H ind us , ▁and ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0