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Nathan Cassuto
Nathan Cassuto (11 October 1909 – February 1945) was an Italian Jewish ophthalmologist who served in the rabbinate of Milan and was appointed Chief Rabbi of the Jewish community of Florence at the end of 1942. He was active in the underground resistance and in rescuing members of his community. He was arrested by the Germans, and from January 1945, there are no further records of him. It is believed that he perished during the Death marches during the Holocaust, Death March from the camps to Germany as the Red Army approached. When the Germans invaded northern Italy, Cassuto went from house to house to persuade the Jews to move to hiding places. Afterwards, he, together with others, established a Jewish-Christian underground with the aim of finding shelter for Jewish refugees in church institutions. His efforts saved hundreds of lives before the Nazis began their operations against the Jews of Florence. Early life and education Nathan Cassuto was born on 11 October 1909, in Fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence
Florence ( ; ) is the capital city of the Italy, Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in Metropolitan City of Florence, its metropolitan province as of 2025. Florence was a centre of Middle Ages, medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of that era. It is considered by many academics to have been the birthplace of the Renaissance, becoming a major artistic, cultural, commercial, political, economic and financial center. During this time, Florence rose to a position of enormous influence in Italy, Europe, and beyond. Its turbulent political history includes periods of rule by the powerful House of Medici, Medici family and numerous religious and republican revolutions. From 1865 to 1871 the city served as the capital of the Kingdom of Italy. The Florentine dialect forms the base of Italian language, standard Italian and it became the language of culture throughout Italy due to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
