How pious was Pius XII? From: Jerusalem Post | Date: October 1, 1999| Author: Marilyn Henry | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

Jerusalem Post

10-01-1999

Weeks before Succot in 1917, the chief rabbi of Munich, Dr. Werner, approached Eugenio Pacelli, the papal nuncio, in need of a favor. The Italian government was barring the export of the palm fronds that the Jewish community had bought from an Italian supplier. The rabbi thought the Church could help.

"The Israelite community [is] seeking the intervention of the pope in hope that he will plead on behalf of thousands of German J...

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