Article: SCRUTINY & THEN SOME : The church & the Holocaust.(debate on influence of Catholic Church on modern antisemitism)(Brief Article)

David I. Kertzer's The Popes against the Jews: The Vatican and the Rise of Modern Anti-Semitism (Alfred A. Knopf) is the latest in a stream of books examining the role of the church in the Holocaust. Historian Marc Saperstein's review ("An Indictment: Half Right," September 28) did a superb job of explaining Kertzer's strengths and weaknesses. I've reviewed the book for the Washington Post's Book World, and last month appeared on a panel at New York University to discuss it.

I was apprehensive about participating in the discussion. Public forums about the church and the Holocaust usually draw a hostile audience in Manhattan. More anxiety-provoking, Leon ...

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