The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara (5:14)

Date: June 23, 1858 (11 Tammuz, 5618)   In the summer of 1858, 6-year old Edgardo Mortara, a Jewish boy living in Bologna, Italy, was forcibly taken from his home by Italian police acting at the behest of the Inquisition

Series: This Week in Jewish History

Dr. Henry Abramson (90)