Christianity and the Holocaust of Hungarian Jewry

Download or read book Christianity and the Holocaust of Hungarian Jewry written by Moshe Y. Herczl and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 1995-06 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The role of the Christian church in Hungary during the Nazis' campaign of Jewish mass extermination has been largely forgotten, or repressed. This documentation and analysis of the church's lack of compassion-- and active persecution--of Hungary's Jews during this period begins with the arrival of Jews in Hungary at the end of the 17th century and traces the history of the Jewish community there. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR