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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
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