The Kidnapping & Forced Conversion of Edgardo Mortara (ft. Prof. David Kertzer)

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> This episode is sponsored by the Bemak family, in memory
of all Jews who have been lost to forced conversions over the
course of our history.

> To purchase "The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara" click
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> We discussed Bologna in the 19th century, the Papal States,
the Mortara family, the incident and taking of little Edgardo,
Pope Pius IX and his role in the affair, Father Feletti, the Rome
community and attempst to rescue Edgardo, Moses Montefiore, the
aftermath and Edgardo's life, and more


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