Posts Tagged: Pope Pius IX
The Mortara Affair and Christian-Jewish Relations
The story of Edgardo Mortara is a scandalous example of Christian theological cruelty and arrogance towards Jews. In the 19th century, six-year-old Edgardo Mortara was seized by...
Steven Spielberg Launches World-Wide Search for ‘Jewish-Italian’ Boy to Star in New Film
Auditions are underway around the world for the lead role in director Steven Spielberg's new film, "The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara," based on the 1997 book...