Catholic leaders call on Christians to join fight against antisemitism

• Author: Israel National News
• Published date: 22 February 2023
• Publication title: Israel National News (Israel)

The event was hosted by the Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) to celebrate Monsignor Giuseppe Placido Nicolini's heroic actions in helping save hundreds of Jewish lives during the Holocaust by allowing Jews fleeing Nazi deportation to be housed in the Italian city of Assisi, what has been termed as the "Assisi Network."

"Sadly, in our day, we are witnessing a troubling increase in hate-filled anti-Semitic language and acts of violence against Jews in the U.S. and elsewhere," said Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, the Archbishop of Chicago. "Christians can not just be alarmed by Antisemitism. We must look to the example of Bishop Nicolini and band together in a network of support and protection."

"We have come to recognize the deep harm that Antisemitism causes and a better understanding of its roots. We must create the kind of network in Assisi that saved the lives of Jews, but also saved the...