In fact, the rise of Benito Mussolini and Italian fascism had drastically curtailed Jewish immigration during the inter-war period, and Italy had passed drastic anti-Semitic laws in 1938 that stripped Jews of their citizenship.
Bahkan, kebangkitan Benito Mussolini dan Fasisme Italia telah secara drastis membatasi imigrasi Yahudi selama periode antar-perang, dan Italia telah mengesahkan undang-undang anti-Semit yang drastis pada tahun 1938 yang mencabut kewarganegaraan warga Yahudi mereka.