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The Pope's Jews : the Vatican's secret plan to save Jews from the Nazis / Gordon Thomas.

Thomas, Gordon, 1933-2017 (author.).

Summary:

A revelatory account of the Vatican's efforts to save thousands of Jewish people during World War II refutes beliefs about Pius XII's neutrality.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780312604219
  • ISBN: 0312604211
  • Physical Description: xx, 314 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Thomas Dunne Books, [2012]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-296).
Formatted Contents Note:
The power and the glory. A way to die ; Pope Pius XII and the Jews ; The code breakers ; Decision on Piazza Venezia -- The gathering storm. Eyes which have wept ; Nothing sacred ; Pius goes to war ; The sanctuary seekers -- Watching and waiting. Hitler's plot ; Gold rush ; The executioner -- Magnificent heroes. Final preparations ; Round up ; Black Saturday ; Before the dawn -- Liberation. Living with God and the devil ; Aftermath.

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Subject: Pius XII, Pope, 1876-1958 > Relations with Jews.
Catholic Church > Relations > Judaism.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Jews > Italy > Rome > History > 20th century.
Judaism > Relations > Catholic Church.
Christianity and antisemitism > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Jews > Rescue.
World War, 1939-1945 > Religious aspects > Catholic Church.

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