I was born in the Bronx to Italian immigrant parents, educated in New Jersey public schools and is an unabashed admirer of teachers, whom he considers our unsung heroes. I received my PhD in political science from New York University where I became an adjunct professor. I have taught at SUNY Purchase, Loyola University's Center. and became a scholar in-residence at the American Academy in Rome. In addition to publishing ten books, my articles have been published in the New York Times, and in journals published in the USA and Italy. Among my published books are : The Nazis, the Vatican, and the Jews of Rome. The American Paradox: Politics And Justice, Pius XII, the Holocaust and the Revisionists, Old Bread, New Wine: The Italian American Experience, For Love and Country; For Love and Country: The Italian Resistance, Ethnic Alienation, Enemies;
Mussolini and. the Antifascists. I have been a consultant on Holocaust education, Ethnic Studies, and Intergroup Relations. Most recently I served as a consultant for the documentary Gold Makes You Free. The authors website: patrickgallo.net