The Popes Against the Jews: The Vatican's Role in the Rise of Modern Anti-Semitism

Kertzer, David I.

ISBN 10: 0375706054 / ISBN 13: 9780375706059

Published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Popes Against the Jews: The Vatican's Role in the Rise of Modern Anti-Semitism
• Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0375706054
• ISBN 13: 9780375706059
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 10 ounces

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Synopsis

In this meticulously researched, unflinching, and reasoned study, National Book Award finalist David I. Kertzer presents shocking revelations about the role played by the Vatican in the development of modern anti-Semitism. Working in long-sealed Vatican archives, Kertzer unearths startling evidence to undermine the Church’s argument that it played no direct role in the spread of modern anti-Semitism. In doing so, he challenges the Vatican’s recent official statement on the subject, We Remember. Kertzer tells an unsettling story that has stirred up controversy around the world and sheds a much-needed light on the past.

About the Author

David I. Kertzer was born in 1948 in New York City. He is Paul Dupee, Jr. University Professor of Social Science and a professor of anthropology and Italian studies at Brown University. He is the author of The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara, which was a finalist for the National Book Award. The Popes Against the Jews was a finalist for the Mark Lynton History Prize and he has twice been awarded, in 1985 and 1990, the Marraro Prize from the Society for Italian Historical Studies for the best wrok on Italian history. He and his wife, Susan, live in Providence.