The newspaper of Nazi storm troopers, The S. A. Mann, today asserted that Pope Pius XI was of Jewish origin, and that his opposition to Nazi racial ideas was thus explained. “The Pope formerly called himself Achille Ratti, and Ratti was of Jewish descent, according to statements made in 1935 by an ecclesiastic to one of our readers,” the newspaper said.
Keep Jewish Stories in Focus.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
