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  • The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara, by Moritz Daniel Oppenheim, 1862.
    The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara, by Moritz Daniel Oppenheim, 1862.
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    ‘First Things’ Publishes Defense of Notorious Historic Kidnapping and Forced Conversion of Jewish Boy, Debate Ensues

    A century and a half later, the Edgardo Mortara case, soon to be a Steven Spielberg film, continues to challenge the faithful

    byArmin Rosen
  • Pope Benedict XVI presides over the close of the Middle East Synod on Sunday.(Fillipo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images)
    Pope Benedict XVI presides over the close of the Middle East Synod on Sunday.(Fillipo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Synod, Cardinal Question Jewish Claims

    To Israel, mainly, but also to pretty much everything

    byMarc Tracy
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