(2 February 1919 – 22 January 2011)
Early life
Zevi was born in Milan, one of four children of a middle-class Milanese Jewish-Italian family.[1][2]Her father Giuseppe Calabi was a lawyer and prominent anti-fascist.[3][4]
Study and displacement
Zevi studied philosophy at the University of Milan and studied music the Milan Conservatory.[citation needed] When the Fascist government of Italy passed Anti-Jewish laws, Zevi was on holiday in Switzerland with her family.[2][4] Later they moved to France, where Zevi continued her studies at Sorbonne in Paris . Anticipating the Fall of France, the Calabi family emigrated to the United States.[4]To see more of who died in 2010 click here
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