RaveJewish Book CouncilDavid Kertzer...includes in his riveting account the prevalence of anti-Jewish attitudes among the Vatican hierarchy—ranging from extreme to mild prejudice, with Pius XI among the former. Kertzer ‘s volume makes it clear that an understanding of the \'silence\' of Pius XII during the Holocaust requires taking into account his reluctance to confront fascism and Nazism as the pope’s secretary of state, as well as his attitudes towards the Jews during the papacy of Pius XI.
