She was removed from her position in accordance with the fascist racial laws of November 1938, which made it illegal for Laura, a Jew, to have a job.
[1] In January 1938, Laura converted to the Catholic religion[1][2] and on 1 May married the Italian composer Luigi Dallapiccola, taking his surname.
[1] During the occupation of Florence by German forces, Laura and Luigi lived in hiding in Fiesole with a friend musician, Sandro Materassi.
By that time, Luigi had become a famous composer and was making frequent trips to the United States, including appearances at Tanglewood in western Massachusetts, and teaching at Queens College, New York beginning in 1956.
[2][5] In 1950, following the recommendation of librarian Francesco Barberi, Laura was added to the first editorial board of Libri: International Journal of Libraries and Information Services.