Did Pius XII get visas for 400 Jews to the Dominican Republic?

I wanted to share my just published piece in the Jewish Week which is the result of months of work about how Pius XII may have pressed Trujillo, dictator of the Dominican Republic to grant visas to 400 Jews stranded in Lisbon in 1942. Its a fascinating story, which I am too tired to synthesize here right now, so please click the link and enjoy:

http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/newscontent.php3?artid=13051