{"product_id":"in-the-shadow-of-vichy-9781433102127","title":"In the Shadow of Vichy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the immediate aftermath of World War II, a judicial case involving the custody of two Jewish orphans mushroomed into a major crisis of Jewish-Christian relations in France. A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e journalist called this affair the worst religious storm of post-war France. The Finaly Affair (1945-1953), which is best understood in the context of post-Vichy anti-Semitism, came about when Catholic fundamentalist beliefs came into conflict with France's republican principles. This affair polarized the French nation and was transformed into a national crisis by the explosive power of the French press. It had lasting consequences for interfaith relations in France and for the French Jewish community. \u003ci\u003eIn the Shadow of Vichy\u003c\/i\u003e captures this astonishing story of how the Church's kidnapping of two Jewish children just after World War II helped to hasten the revolutionary changes of Vatican II.","brand":"Peter Lang Publishing Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039502893399,"sku":"9781433102127","price":53.68,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/in-the-shadow-of-vichy-9781433102127","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}