Overview

• Catholic institutions provided shelter for over 3,200 Jews in Rome during Nazi occupation, according to newly uncovered documentation.
• Information revealed through research by Pontifical Biblica Institute, Rome's Jewish Community, and Yad Vashem.
• During 9 month Nazi occupation, around 2,000 of 10,000-15,000 Jews in Rome were deported and murdered.
• In total, nearly 8,000 Italian Jews were killed in the Holocaust.
• Documentation helps fill in historical record about Catholic Church's role protecting Jews from Nazis.