Novels Plot Summary 213: The Assisi Underground

"The Assisi Underground" by Alexander Ramati was first published in 1978. The novel is subtitled "The Priests Who Rescued Jews."

The story is based on a true-life account. Father Rufino Niccacci is the narrator of the novel. The story describes how an effort was made to hide 300 Jews in the town of Assisi, Italy, during the Second World War.