Romano changed his name when he was in America and some have erroneously thought this was to avoid Jewish discrimination.

However Romano changed his name in order that he could create his own success and to avoid being accused of exploiting his father's fame.

[3] In 1936 Romano was working for the Federal Art Project creating murals (see picture).

[4] During and immediately after World War II, Romano created a series of allegorical works depicting graphic holocaust images that were held closely by the family after his passing.

In 2008 the Deputy Mayor of Safed was charged with stealing paintings including one by Mane-Katz, which was recognised by a curator in Haifa.

The paintings that had been put in storage included ones by Eugène Delacroix, Édouard Manet and Paul Cézanne.