which date back to the 2nd century A.D. His grandmother Tullia Zevi, who led the Union of Italian Jewish Communities for over a decade, was a correspondent for JTA in the postwar years.

(JTA) — Tullia Zevi, a longtime Jewish leader and one of the most prominent women in postwar Italy, died in Rome. Zevi, who would have celebrated her 92nd birthday on Feb. 2, died Jan. 22.