For years, questions have eddied about the role of Pope Pius XII and the Catholic Church during the Holocaust. The recent opening of the Vatican archives from this era allows us to begin to know answers. After an introduction to these archives by Vatican archivist Piero Doria, this webinar features a discussion among leading scholars working with these archives about their work, their initial findings, and the significance of archival scholarship for Jewish-Christian relations.

PANELISTS:
Suzanne Brown-Fleming, Director of International Academic Programs at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
David Kertzer, Paul Dupee University Professor of Social Science at Brown University
Robert Ventresca, Professor of History at King's University College at Western University
Moderator: Iael Nidam-Orvieto, Director of the International Institute for Holocaust Research at Yad Vashem

Co-sponsored by the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning at Boston College; the Programs on Ethics, Religion, and the Holocaust of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum; and the International Institute for Holocaust Research at Yad Vashem.