Antisemitism, Holocaust, and the Holy See in Yad Vashem Studies, Volume XXXI

Walter Zwi Bacharach

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Antisemitism, Holocaust, and the Holy See: An Appraisal of Recent Books About the Vatican and the Holocaust

Based on recent research, the author concludes that the anti-Jewish theology promoted by the Church over many generations left its mark the Holy See’s policies during and after the Holocaust. Most of the scholarly discussion has focused on the Pope Pius XII’s activities; it was his Christianity rather than antisemitism that determined his positions. This Christian perspective also determined the Church’s position after the Holocaust as well, despite the declaration against antisemitism.

Antisemitism, Holocaust, and the Holy See: An Appraisal of Recent Books About the Vatican and the Holocaust

Based on recent research, the author concludes that the anti-Jewish theology promoted by the Church over many generations left its mark the Holy See’s policies during and after the Holocaust. Most of the scholarly discussion has focused on the Pope Pius XII’s activities; it was his Christianity rather than antisemitism that determined his positions. This Christian perspective also determined the Church’s position after the Holocaust as well, despite the declaration against antisemitism.

Products specifications
ISSN 0084-3296
Year 2003
ISBN 965-308-1
Catalog No. 200310
No. of Pages 24 pp.
Format Electronic article in Yad Vashem Studies, Volume XXXI, pp. 365-388, Edited by David Silberklang
Publisher Yad Vashem
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