{"product_id":"the-catholic-church-and-the-holocaust-19301965-9780253214713","title":"The Catholic Church and the Holocaust 19301965","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShows that without effective church leadership under Pius XII, Catholics acted ambiguously during the Holocaust--some saving Jews, others helping Hitler murder them, the majority simply standing by\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhayer insists that the failures and deficiencies of Pius XII's leadership ought not lead to a simplistic condemnation. He looks carefully at the record of the pope as well as those of bishops, the church, and individual Catholics, and concludes that the record is mixed and complex. This reviewer recommends Phayer's text as the appropriate choice for all libraries having an interest in issues relating to the Holocaust. May 2001\u003c\/p\u003e * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. Catholic Attitudes Toward Jews Before the Holocaust\u003cbr\u003e2. Genocide before the Holocaust: Poland, 1939\u003cbr\u003e3. Genocide before the Holocaust: Croatia, 1941\u003cbr\u003e4. The Holocaust and the Priorities of Pope Pius XII\u003cbr\u003e5. In the Eye of the Storm: German Bishops and the Holocaust\u003cbr\u003e6. European Bishops and the Holocaust\u003cbr\u003e7. Catholic Rescue Efforts during the Holocaust\u003cbr\u003e8. Answering for the Holocaust: The United States Confronts Germany\u003cbr\u003e9. The Holocaust and the Priorities of Pope Pius XII during the Cold War\u003cbr\u003e10. Catholics and Jews after the Holocaust\u003cbr\u003e11. The Holocaust Recalled, Antisemitism Renounced: The Second Vatican Council\u003cbr\u003e12. Epilogue\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400646304087,"sku":"9780253214713","price":18.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-catholic-church-and-the-holocaust-19301965-9780253214713","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}