The Chief Rabbi, the Pope, and the Holocaust

In February 1945, Israele Zolli, chief rabbi of Rome's ancient Jewish community, shocked his co-religionists in Italy and throughout the Jewish world by converting to Catholicism and taking as his baptismal name, Eugenio, to honor Pope Pius XII (Eugenio Pacelli) for what Zolli saw as his great humanitarianism toward the Jews during the Holocaust

Informationen zum Autor Wallace P. Sillanpoa Klappentext In February 1945, Israele Zolli, chief rabbi of Rome's ancient Jewish community, shocked his co-religionists in Italy and throughout the Jewish world by converting to Catholicism and taking as his baptismal name, Eugenio, to honor Pope Pius XII (Eugenio Pacelli) for what Zolli saw as his great humanitarianism toward the Jews during the Holocaust Zusammenfassung In February 1945, Israele Zolli, chief rabbi of Rome's ancient Jewish community, shocked his co-religionists in Italy and throughout the Jewish world by converting to Catholicism and taking as his baptismal name, Eugenio, to honor Pope Pius XII (Eugenio Pacelli) for what Zolli saw as his great humanitarianism toward the Jews during the Holocaust Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments, 1. Introduction, 2. The Jews and the Papacy, 3. The Controversy Over Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust, Part I, 4. The Controversy Over Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust, Part II, 5. Chief Rabbi Zolli in Trieste, 6. Chief Rabbi Zolli and the Holocaust, 7. The Baptized Rabbi of Rome, 8. The Zolli Conversion: Background, Motives, and Legacy, 9. Epiloguethe Vatican and the Jews since the Holocaust, Bibliography, Index

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Wallace P. Sillanpoa

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In February 1945, Israele Zolli, chief rabbi of Rome's ancient Jewish community, shocked his co-religionists in Italy and throughout the Jewish world by converting to Catholicism and taking as his baptismal name, Eugenio, to honor Pope Pius XII (Eugenio Pacelli) for what Zolli saw as his great humanitarianism toward the Jews during the Holocaust

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Acknowledgments, 1. Introduction, 2. The Jews and the Papacy, 3. The Controversy Over Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust, Part I, 4. The Controversy Over Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust, Part II, 5. Chief Rabbi Zolli in Trieste, 6. Chief Rabbi Zolli and the Holocaust, 7. The Baptized Rabbi of Rome, 8. The Zolli Conversion: Background, Motives, and Legacy, 9. Epiloguethe Vatican and the Jews since the Holocaust, Bibliography, Index