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Tag: Jewish Catholic Relations

0 Antisemitism Politics

Pope Francis owes Jews an apology

Rabbi Avi Shafran in Forward · 16 Oct

Rabbi Avi Shafran critiques Pope Francis for using language in his address to Middle Eastern Catholics that historically has been interpreted as antisemitic, specifically by referencing phrases from John 8:44, which have been weaponized against Jews.

0 History Antisemitism

Father Coughlin’s Detroit-area church will now teach visitors about his antisemitism

Andrew Lapin in JTA · 25 Jun

The National Shrine of the Little Flower in Royal Oak, Michigan, founded by Father Charles Coughlin, a once-popular radio personality who spread antisemitic conspiracy theories, is officially acknowledging his antisemitism and educating visitors about his hateful legacy.

0 Education Antisemitism

She managed a university Holocaust center. Now she says incivility on Israel drove her to a Catholic school.

Andrew Lapin in JTA · 16 Apr

Mary Jane Rein, who worked at Clark University's Holocaust center for 20 years, left her position due to feeling unsupported after facing incivility related to Israel on campus.

0 History Communities

The Mortara Affair, Redux

Charles J. Chaput in Jewish Review of Books · 29 Jan 2018

The article discusses the ongoing controversy surrounding the Mortara Affair, where a Jewish boy was taken from his family and raised Catholic in Bologna in 1857.

0 History Culture

Fanny and Hilde

Deborah Hertz in Jewish Review of Books · 17 Jun 2015

Fanny and Hilde tells the story of Fanny von Arnstein, a prominent figure in the turn-of-the-19th-century Jewish salon scene in Berlin and Vienna.