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Documents on the position of the Christian churches towards the Jews during WW II in France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Rumania, and Germany

Collection of documents on the position of the Catholic Church towards the Jews during the war in various countries Two sermons by the Bishop of Munster, Clemens von Galen, on July 13 and August 3, 1941, against the murder of mentaly ill and generally "non-productive" people. A letter by the German Catholic bishops to the Pope, about the difficult situation and the persecution of the Catholic community in Germany. A letter by the bishop of Montauban against the persecution of the Jews and their deportation, to be read in all churches at the mass on August 30,1942. Three pastoral letters from 1941 by the...

File Number : 633

Type of Material : Letter(s), Photo(s), Chart(s), Drawing(s), Article(s), List(s), Text(s)

Language : Italian, Hebrew, French, English, Portuguese, German