Tullia Calabi-Zevi
Tullia Calabi-Zevi was born in Milan and emigrated to the United States with her family in 1938, where she studied at the Julliard School of Music and Radcliff College. She began working as a journalist during World War II; she returned to Italy in 1946, and her first major assignment was covering the Nuremberg Trials. Over the next few decades Zevi wrote prolifically for a number of publications and became increasingly involved in Italian politics. She was the only women to serve as the President of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities, a position she held for fifteen years. She had many other public leadership positions, including several specifically concerning Jewish life in Italy, and received numerous accolades for her work.
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Primary Sources:
“My Political Autobiography.” November 15, 1999. Circolo Rosselli, Florence, Italy. Reprinted in Quadernie del Circolo Resselli: 1 (Florence Alinea editrice, 2000), 83-91.
A transcript translated by Inga Pierson can be found here.
Zevi, Tullia, and Nathania Zevi. Ti racconto la mia storia: dialogo tra nonna e nipote sull'ebraismo. (I’ll tell you my story: dialogue between grandmother and granddaughter on Judaism). Rizzoli, 2007.
“Family memories and testimonies.” (Ricordi e testimonianze di famiglia) Quadernie del Circolo Resselli 94, no. 3 (2006): 81-86.
Interview with Tullia Zevi. Quadernie del Circolo Resselli 41, no.1-2 (1992): 55-58.
Zevi, Tullia. "Lettera della Presidente dell'Unione delle Comunità Israelitiche Italiane, Tullia Zevi, al Presidente del Consiglio on. Bettino Craxi, 15 febbraio 1985." Lettera della Presidente dell'Unione delle Comunità Israelitiche Italiane, Tullia Zevi, al Presidente del Consiglio on. Bettino Craxi, 15 febbraio 1985 (2009): 107-107.
Zevi, Tullia. "Intervento della Presidente dell'Unione delle Comunità Israelitiche Italiane, Tullia Zevi, in occasione della firma dell'Intesa, 27 febbraio 1987." Intervento della Presidente dell'Unione delle Comunità Israelitiche Italiane, Tullia Zevi, in occasione della firma dell'Intesa, 27 febbraio 1987 (2009): 121-122.
Zevi, Tullia. “Saluto al Congresso Della Presidente Dell’Unione Delle Comunità Ebraiche Italiane.” La Rassegna Mensile Di Israel, Terza Serie, 56, no. 1/2 (1990): 11-14.
Zevi, Tullia. “Presentazione Della Relazione al III Congresso Dell’Unione Delle Comunita Ebraiche it Italiane (21-23 Guigno 1998)." La Rassegna Mensile Di Israel, Terza Serie, 64, no. 2 (1998): IX-XV.
Zevi, Tullia. “Saluto del President Dell’Unione Delle Comunita’Israelitche Italiane al Congresso Straordinario.” La Rassegna Mensile Di Israel, Terza Serie, 53, no. 1/2 (1987): XI-XIV.
Secondary Sources:
Mill Colorni, Felice, Gian Mario Gillio, and Paolo Naso. "Gli editoriali: Berlushenko: declino o rilancio?; Il Vaticano, un premier e le lenticchie d'oro; Obama ha ancora carte da giocare?; Tullia Zevi, una vita vissuta con passione" (The editorials: Berlushenko: decline or relaunch?; The Vatican, a prime minister and golden lentils; Obama still has cards to play?; Tullia Zevi, a life lived with passion). Gli editorial (2011): 1000-1004.
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