This scholarly study of the much disputed role of Pope Pius XII during World War II seeks answers to the questions of whether he spoke up against Nazi atrocities and whether he was, as was asserted, instrumental in rescuing Jews from the Holocaust. Winner of the Jewish Book Council's 2000 National Jewish Book Award in Jewish-Christian Relations.
This book describes the ever-escalating dangers to which Jewish refugees and recent immigrants were subjected in France and Italy as the Holocaust marched forward. Susan Zuccotti uncovers a gruelling yet complex history of suffering and resilience through historical documents and personal testimonies from members of nine central and eastern ...
A series of lucky opportunities allowed this German Jewish memoirist and his father to continuously elude the Nazis. This emotional document details their miraculous escapes and charts the various transformations Feldman's sense of hope and faith underwent throughout.
Fabre's conclusive challenge accepted historical thinking, especially where Italian anti-Semitic policies are concerned. It is Fabre's conclusion that Mussolini found, in Hitler's anti-Semitic ideas, an echo of his own thoughts and, in the translation of Mein Kampf, a vehicle to start anti-Jewish policies in Italy.
Eighty-five percent of Italy's Jews survived World War II. Nevertheless, more than six thousand Italian Jews were destroyed in the Holocaust and the lives of countless others were marked by terror. Susan Zuccotti relates hundreds of stories showing the resourcefulness of the Jews, the bravery of those who helped them, and the inhumanity and ...
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