The Catholic Church and the Jews: Argentina, 1933-1945

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Contents Foreword Haim Avni ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 PART I: THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN ARGENTINA AND ANTISEMITISM 1. The Consolidation of the Catholic Church in Argentina 21 2. The Consolidation of Antisemitism 41 3. The Stance of the Catholic Hierarchy toward the Jews 64 4. The Turning Point: The Military Coup and “Catholic Argentina,” 1943–1945 90 PART II: THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN ARGENTINA AND ITS ATTITUDE TO NAZISM AND THE HOLOCAUST 5. The Position of the Catholic Hierarchy in Argentina on the Nazi Regime 113 6. The Attitude of the Clergy to Nazism and the Jewish Refugees 132 7. The World War and Its Implications for the Argentinean Church 151 8. The Argentinean Church and the Plight of European Jewry, 1938–1942 178 9. The Reaction of Argentine Catholics to the Mass Murder of European Jews, 1942–1943 211 10. The End of the War: Turning Point or Continuation? 235 11. Summary 248 Index 257 ...