The Chief Rabbi The Pope And The Holocaust

Author : Wallace P. Sillanpoa
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781351485227

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The Chief Rabbi, the Pope, and the Holocaust by Wallace P. Sillanpoa Pdf

In February 1945, Israele Zolli, chief rabbi of Rome's ancient Jewish community, shocked his co-religionists in Italy and throughout the Jewish world by converting to Catholicism and taking as his baptismal name, Eugenio, to honor Pope Pius XII (Eugenio Pacelli) for what Zolli saw as his great humanitarianism toward the Jews during the Holocaust. Almost a half a century after his conversion, Zolli still evokes anger and embarrassment in Italy's Jewish community. This book is the first authoritative treatment of this astonishing story. What induced Zolli to embrace Catholicism will probably never be known. Nonetheless, by painstaking scholarly detective work, through interviews in Italy and elsewhere, through the unearthing of private papers not previous known to exist, and through the study of previous inaccessible archival materials, the authors have succeeded in explaining why Zolli left the Jewish fold and joined the Catholic Church. Like Zolli's rabbinical career, Pius XII's long pontificate tells us much about the Church of Rome and its relationship to the Jewish people, particularly with reference to the issue of conversion. The authors focus on the pontiff's World War II policies vis-A-vis the Jews, a subject that has been heatedly debated since Rolf Hochhuth's The Deputy was performed in the early 1960s. What Pacelli knew abut the extermination of the Jews and when he knew it, what he said and failed to say, are given special attention in this book. Through the examination of previous scholarship and primary materials (including Pius XI's encyclical on race and anti-Semitism, Pacelli's behavior is evaluated to determine if Zolli accurately gauged the Holy Father's efforts to save Jews. This saga of the two Eugenios will interest historians of the Second World War and the Holocaust and students of history alike.

Author : Robert G. Weisbord,Wallace P. Sillanpoa
Publisher : Transaction Pub
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : 0887384161

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The Chief Rabbi, the Pope, and the Holocaust by Robert G. Weisbord,Wallace P. Sillanpoa Pdf

In February 1945, Israele Zolli, chief rabbi of Rome's ancient Jewish community, shocked his co-religionists in Italy and throughout the Jewish world by converting to Catholicism and taking as his baptismal name, Eugenio, to honor Pope Pius XII (Eugenio Pacelli) for what Zolli saw as his great humanitarianism toward the Jews during the Holocaust. Almost a half a century after his conversion, Zolli still evokes anger and embarrassment in Italy's Jewish community. This book is the first authoritative treatment of this astonishing story. What induced Zolli to embrace Catholicism will probably never be known. Nonetheless, by painstaking scholarly detective work, through interviews in Italy and elsewhere, through the unearthing of private papers not previous known to exist, and through the study of previous inaccessible archival materials, the authors have succeeded in explaining why Zolli left the Jewish fold and joined the Catholic Church. Like Zolli's rabbinical career, Pius XII's long pontificate tells us much about the Church of Rome and its relationship to the Jewish people, particularly with reference to the issue of conversion. The authors focus on the pontiff's World War II policies vis-à-vis the Jews, a subject that has been heatedly debated since Rolf Hochhuth's The Deputy was performed in the early 1960s. What Pacelli knew abut the extermination of the Jews and when he knew it, what he said and failed to say, are given special attention in this book. Through the examination of previous scholarship and primary materials (including Pius XI's encyclical on race and anti-Semitism, Pacelli's behavior is evaluated to determine if Zolli accurately gauged the Holy Father's efforts to save Jews. This saga of the two Eugenios will interest historians of the Second World War and the Holocaust and students of history alike.

Author : Joseph L. Lichten
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105033671632

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A Question of Judgment by Joseph L. Lichten Pdf

In contrast to Rolf Hochhuth's play "Der Stellvertreter", defends Pope Pius XII in regard to his role in the Holocaust. Justifies the pope's failure to directly condemn Nazi persecution of the Jews on the grounds that it would have worsened the situation of the persecuted. Cites evidence of aid from the Vatican, via high- and low-level clergy and lay people, and via financial and other material help, to Jews in Hungary, Romania (including Transnistria), Slovakia, France, Germany and, especially, Italy. Mentions some important Vatican representatives who rescued Jews, including Archbishop Roncalli (later John XXIII). Stresses the pope's concern for justice and humanity toward Jews.

Author : Margherita Marchione
Publisher : Paulist Press
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 080914476X

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Did Pope Pius XII Help the Jews? by Margherita Marchione Pdf

"While examining the often-repeated arguemnts both for and against Pope Pius XII, the book reveals his holiness, courage, goodness, intelligence, and concern for all humanity."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Eugenio Zolli
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781586172879

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Before the Dawn by Eugenio Zolli Pdf

"This is the story of how the famous and revered Chief Rabbi of Rome, Israel Zolli, became a Christian and entered the Catholic Church after World War II. Zolli was a world-renowned Jewish leader, respected Scripture and Talmudic scholar, and noted authority on Semitic philology." "This classic work outlines the spiritual journey of Rabbi Zolli, through prayer, meditation on Scripture, and his lived experience, from devout Judaism to ardent Catholicism. He tells how he did not abandon his Jewish heritage; rather, he discovered the fullness of what God offered in Jesus and His Church. Zolli took the Christian name of Eugenio to honor Pope Pius XII (Eugenio was his baptismal name) for all he did to save the Jews during the war." "Before the Dawn covers highlights of his spiritual journey and includes some marvelous insights by Rabbi Zolli on Judaism, mysticism, the Law, and the Gospel. Zolli speaks of his journey not as a betrayal of the Synagogue but as a completion and fulfillment. He describes himself as becoming a "completed Jew" by recognizing Jesus Christ ("Rabbi Yeshua") as the Messiah and joining His Church. Zolli offers unique insights on the continuity between the Synagogue and the Catholic Church and many interesting insights into the Scriptures - including the New Testament - from an Orthodox Jewish perspective."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Catholic League for Religious & Civil Rights
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : PSU:000031964777

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Pius XII and the Holocaust by Anonim Pdf

Author : Sam Waagenaar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015046338680

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The Pope's Jews by Sam Waagenaar Pdf

Author : David G. Dalin
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781596981850

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The Myth of Hitler's Pope by David G. Dalin Pdf

Was Pope Pius XII secretly in league with Adolf Hitler? No, says Rabbi David G. Dalin, but there was a cleric in league with Hitler: the grand mufti of Jerusalem, Hajj Amin al-Husseini. As Pope Pius XII worked to save Jews from the Nazis, the grand mufti became Hitler’s staunch ally and a promoter of the Holocaust, with a legacy that feeds radical Islam today. In this shocking and thoroughly documented book, Rabbi Dalin explodes the myth of Hitler’s pope and condemns the mythmakers for not only rewriting history, but for denying the testimony of Holocaust survivors, hijacking the Holocaust for unseemly political ends, and ignoring the real threat to the Jewish people.

Author : Louis Israel Newman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1945
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105126645063

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A "chief Rabbi" of Rome Becomes a Catholic by Louis Israel Newman Pdf

Author : Carol Rittner,John K. Roth
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781474281560

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Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust by Carol Rittner,John K. Roth Pdf

This collaborative effort by a number of the world's leading experts on the Holocaust examines the question: how should Vatican policies during World War II be understood? Specifically, could Pope Pius XII have curbed the Holocaust by vigorously condemning the Nazi killing of Jews? Was Pius XII really 'Hitler's Pope', as John Cornwell suggested? Or has he unfairly become a scapegoat when he is really deserving of canonization as a saint? In Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust, scholars including Michael Marrus, Michael Phayer, Richard L. Rubenstein and Susan Zuccotti wrestle with these questions. The book has four main themes: (1) Pope Pius XII must be understood in his particular historical context. (2) Pope Pius XII put the well-being of the Roman Catholic Church, as he understood it, first and foremost. (3) In retrospect, Pope Pius XII's priorities, understandable though they are, not only make him a problematic Christian leader but also raise important questions about post-Holocaust Christian identity. (4) Jewish and Christian memories of the Holocaust will remain different, but reconciliation can continue to grow. On all sides, relations between Christians and Jews can be improved by an honest engagement with history and by continuing reflection on what post-Holocaust Christian and Jewish identities ought and ought not to mean.

Author : David I. Kertzer
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780307429216

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The Popes Against the Jews by David I. Kertzer Pdf

In this meticulously researched, unflinching, and reasoned study, National Book Award finalist David I. Kertzer presents shocking revelations about the role played by the Vatican in the development of modern anti-Semitism. Working in long-sealed Vatican archives, Kertzer unearths startling evidence to undermine the Church’s argument that it played no direct role in the spread of modern anti-Semitism. In doing so, he challenges the Vatican’s recent official statement on the subject, We Remember. Kertzer tells an unsettling story that has stirred up controversy around the world and sheds a much-needed light on the past.

Author : Margherita Marchione
Publisher : Gracewing Publishing
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Popes
ISBN : 085244365X

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Pope Pius XII by Margherita Marchione Pdf

Author : Israel Meir Lau
Publisher : Union Square + ORM
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781402790959

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Out of the Depths by Israel Meir Lau Pdf

In his astonishing memoir, the Holocaust survivor and Chief Rabbi of Israel shares his story of faith and perseverance through WWII and beyond. Israel Meir Lau, one of the youngest survivors of Buchenwald, was just eight years old when the camp was liberated in 1945. Descended from a 1,000-year unbroken chain of rabbis, he grew up to become Chief Rabbi of Israel—and like many of the great rabbis, Lau is a master storyteller. Out of the Depths is his harrowing and inspiring account of life in one of the Nazis deadliest concentration camps, and how he managed to survive against all possible odds. Lau, who lost most of his family in the Holocaust, also chronicles his life after the war, including his emigration to Mandate Palestine during a period that coincides with the development of the State of Israel. The story continues up through today, with that once-lost boy of eight now a brilliant, charismatic, and world-revered figure who has visited with Popes John Paul and Benedict; the Dalai Lama, Nelson Mandela, and countless global leaders including Ronald Reagan, Bill and Hillary Clinton, and Tony Blair.

Author : Pinchas Lapide
Publisher : New York : Hawthorn Books
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Judaism
ISBN : STANFORD:36105080551679

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Three Popes and the Jews by Pinchas Lapide Pdf

Lapide, an ex-Israeli diplomat, establishes in no uncertain terms the Church's sorry historical record against the Jews, but nonetheless he defends the actions of Pius XII in saving thousands during the Holocaust.

Author : Gordon Thomas
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781250013552

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The Pope's Jews by Gordon Thomas Pdf

This revelatory account of how the Vatican saved thousands of Jews during WWII shows why history must exonerate "Hitler's Pope" Accused of being "silent" during the Holocaust, Pope Pius XII and the Vatican of World War II are now exonerated in Gordon Thomas's newest investigative work, The Pope's Jews. Thomas's careful research into new, first-hand accounts reveal an underground network of priests, nuns and citizens that risked their lives daily to protect Roman Jews. Investigating assassination plots, conspiracies, and secret conversions, Thomas unveils faked documentation, quarantines, and more extraordinary actions taken by Catholics and the Vatican. The Pope's Jews finally answers the great moral question of the War: Why did Pope Pius XII refuse to condemn the genocide of Europe's Jews?