 | The Catholic Church and the Jews: Argentina, 1933-1945 Subjects: Catholic Church -- Argentina -- History -- 20th century; Jews -- Argentina -- History -- 20th century; Catholic Church -- Relations -- Judaism; Christianity and antisemitism -- Argentina -- History -- 20th century; Holocaust Jewish (1939–1945) -- Foreign; The Catholic Church and the Jews, Argentina, 1933-1945 considers the images of Jews presented in standard Catholic teaching of that era, the attitudes of the lower clergy and faithful toward the countryOCOs Jewish citizens, and the response of the politically influential Church hierarchy to the national debate on accepting Jewish refugees from Europe. The issue was complicated by such factors as the position taken by the Vatican, ArgentinaOCOs unstable political situation, and the sizeable number of citizens of German origin who were Nazi sympathizers eager to promote German interests. Graciela Ben-Dror is a lecturer of history at the University of Haifa in Israel. |
