Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-293) and index.
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Catholic attitudes toward Jews before the Holocaust -- Genocide before the Holocaust: Poland, 1939 -- Genocide before the Holocaust: Croatia, 1941 -- The Holocaust and the priorities of Pope Pius XII -- In the eye of the storm: German bishops and the Holocaust -- European bishops and the Holocaust -- Catholic rescue efforts during the Holocaust -- Answering for the Holocaust: the United States confronts Germany -- The Holocaust and the priorities of Pius XII during the Cold War -- Catholics and Jews after the Holocaust -- The Holocaust recalled, antisemitism renounced: the Second Vatican Council.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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""Phayer offers exactly what was needed ... A fair and even-tempered account of a volatile subject.""--Kirkus Reviews""An important addition to the literature of the Holocaust."" -- Publishers Weekly""Very valuable ... a fine and judicious book."" -- István Deák, The New York Review of Books""Phayer has written a singularly important book on the role of the Catholic Church in both the Holocaust and its aftermath, up to and including Vatican II. Diligently researched and.
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Title
Catholic Church and the Holocaust, 1930-1965.
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0253337259
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Pius, XII,1876-1958-- Relations with Jews.
Pie, XII,1876-1958-- Relations avec les Juifs.
Pius, XII,1876-1958.
CORPORATE BODY NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Catholic Church-- Relations-- Judaism.
Église catholique-- Relations-- Judaïsme.
Catholic Church.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Christianity and antisemitism-- History-- 20th century.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Judaism-- Relations-- Catholic Church.
World War, 1939-1945-- Religious aspects-- Catholic Church.
Christianisme et antisémitisme-- Histoire-- 20e siècle.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945-- Aspect religieux-- Église catholique.