Collection
Location of archival items, responsa and articles in the corpus that cite the lineage or its variants.
The Cassuto Family
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Origin of the name, history and genealogy of the Cassuto lineage — a Jewish family name and the traces it left behind.
Jewish family of Florence. Umberto Cassuto, chief rabbi of Florence then of Rome, became professor of biblical studies at the University of Rome and at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Patronymic name of Italian origin, an ethnic name of origin, borne by an illustrious family of Rome. In the 20th century, a very uncommon name, borne only in the Livornese community of Tunis. — Source: J. Toledano, « Une histoire…
Geographic origin: Florence, Jérusalem
Memory register · custodian, not owner
A book yet to be written
The Great Book of the Cassuto lineage has not yet been written.
Claude Opus 4.8 will compose an original work from archival items in the corpus that mention this lineage, in-depth web research, and family contributions already submitted. The work will comprise approximately 30 to 40 pages — introduction, 5 to 7 chapters, conclusion — and will be automatically enriched with each new contribution.
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History
Jewish family of Florence. Umberto Cassuto, chief rabbi of Florence then of Rome, became professor of biblical studies at the University of Rome and at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Patronymic name of Italian origin, an ethnic name of origin, borne by an illustrious family of Rome. In the 20th century, a very uncommon name, borne only in the Livornese community of Tunis. — Source: J. Toledano, « Une histoire de familles : les noms de famille juifs d'Afrique du Nord ».
To explore more deeply the memory, family archives, and testimonies of the lineage Cassuto, remember and share its dedicated address:
zakhor.ai/cassutoThe address zakhor.ai/cassuto leads directly to this page. The archives, genealogy, and accounts that the community deposits there will complement the historical portrait presented here.
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Link
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<a href="https://zakhor.ai/en/grands-livres/familles/cassuto">Cassuto — Zakhor</a>Citation
Cassuto — Zakhor, https://zakhor.ai/en/grands-livres/familles/cassutoVariants of the name (5)
One name, a hundred faces.
The same surname, transcribed differently across languages, eras, and diasporas.
Latin4
CassoutoCassutiKassoutoKASSOUTOU
עברית · Hebrew1
קסוטו
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Notable figures
- 1.
Umberto Cassuto
Bibliste, professeur à l'Université hébraïque
In memory
The Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names at Yad Vashem records the women, men, and children murdered during the Shoah. You can search there for the people who bore the name Cassuto.
Search “Cassuto” on Yad VashemThe search is performed directly in the Yad Vashem archives; Zakhor neither copies nor retains any personal data. The presence or absence of a name in the database is not exhaustive. Learn more
Notable figures of the lineage
Places along the journey
Communities crossed
Diaspora regions
ItalieTerre d'Israël
The days of this book
This book bears no memory day yet. The sources that document Cassuto give years and centuries, never a day; we do not invent one.
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