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The silence of Pope Pius XII and the beginnings of the "Jewish document"
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| Title |
The silence of Pope Pius XII and the beginnings of the "Jewish document". |
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| Host Item |
Yad Vashem Studies 6 (1967) 7-25 |
| Description |
The silence of the Pope is only one example of a lack of efforts which could have saved Jews during the Holocaust years. The International Red Cross refused to demand that the Germans grant ghetto Jews prisoners of war status. Catholic leaders in the USA were not united in a proposal to pressure the Pope to break his silence. Only in June 1944 did Pius XII send an open telegram to Hungary’s Regent Horthy to stop the deportations to Auschwitz. The King of Sweden made a similar request and the deportations ceased for some months. In September 1945, Kubovy, representing the World Jewish Congress, met with the Pope in the Vatican. He had two requests: 1. that the Pope make a proclamation that Jews and Christians are descended from Abraham and that there is no truth in the accusations that the Jews murdered Christ 2. that Jewish children, taken in by the Church during the war, be returned to their Jewish communities. The Pope promised to consider both requests, but Jewish circles were unable to supply the supporting documents as requested by the Pope. In Hebrew: "יד ושם קובץ מחקרים" ו (תשכז) 7-22 |
| Language |
English |
| Credits |
באדיבות יש ושם – רשות הזיכרון לשואה ולגבורה Courtesy of Yad Vashem - The World Holocaust Remembrance Center |
| National Library system number |
990002824410705171 |
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באדיבות יש ושם – רשות הזיכרון לשואה ולגבורה Courtesy of Yad Vashem - The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
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