In this meticulously researched, unflinching, and reasoned study,
National Book Award finalist David I. Kertzer presents shocking
revelations about the role played by the Vatican in the development of
modern anti-Semitism. Working in long-sealed Vatican archives, Kertzer
unearths startling evidence to undermine the Church's argument that it
played no direct role in the spread of modern anti-Semitism. In doing
so, he challenges the Vatican's recent official statement on the
subject, We Remember. Kertzer tells an unsettling story that has
stirred up controversy around the world and sheds a much-needed light on
the past.