- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Dedication
- Preface
- Polin
- Note on Place-Names
- Note on Transliteration
- The Sixtieth Anniversary of the Massacre in Jedwabne: Two Speeches Delivered in Jedwabne, 10 July 2001
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Review Essays John Paul II on Jews and Judaism - Recent Developments in the Historiography of Silesian Jews
- A Review of Some Recent Issues of the Biuletyn Żydowskiego InstytutuHistorycznego
- Gates of Heaven
- Upside-Down History
- Book Reviews
- Edward Fram
- Chava Weissler
- David Assaf
- Sophia Kemlein
- Leszek Ziątkowski
- Naomi Seidman
- Olaf Bergmann
- Helena Bodek
- Rafael F. Scharf
- Michal Glowiński
- Daniel Tollet (ed), Les Vérités des uns et celles des autres: Points de vue de juifs et de chrétiens sur la Shoah en Pologne
- Irena F. Karafilly, Ashes and Miracles: A Polish Journey
- Obituaries Andrzej Szczypiorski
- Jerzy Turowicz
- Notes on the Contributors
- Glossary
- Index
John Paul II on Jews and Judaism
John Paul II on Jews and Judaism
- Chapter:
- (p.329) Review Essays John Paul II on Jews and Judaism
- Source:
- Polin: Studies in Polish Jewry Volume 14
- Author(s):
Robert S. Wistrich
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
This chapter explores Pope John Paul II's denunciations of antisemitism. Since his election in 1978, John Paul II has repeatedly broken new ground in relations with the Jewish community. As the texts on Jews and Judaism compiled under the title Spiritual Pilgrimage by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) show, his writings, homilies, and speeches on Jewish themes represent a remarkable contribution to the historic dialogue between Jews and Catholics today. This ‘spiritual pilgrimage’ culminated in his becoming the first Roman pontiff to visit a synagogue in the Eternal City (or elsewhere) in 1986, followed seven years later by the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Vatican and the state of Israel. Nor has any previous pope been as consistent, firm, and unequivocal in condemning antisemitism as John Paul II.
Keywords: Pope John Paul II, Catholic–Jewish relations, antisemitism, diplomatic relations, historic dialogues, Jewish themes
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Dedication
- Preface
- Polin
- Note on Place-Names
- Note on Transliteration
- The Sixtieth Anniversary of the Massacre in Jedwabne: Two Speeches Delivered in Jedwabne, 10 July 2001
-
Review Essays John Paul II on Jews and Judaism - Recent Developments in the Historiography of Silesian Jews
- A Review of Some Recent Issues of the Biuletyn Żydowskiego InstytutuHistorycznego
- Gates of Heaven
- Upside-Down History
- Book Reviews
- Edward Fram
- Chava Weissler
- David Assaf
- Sophia Kemlein
- Leszek Ziątkowski
- Naomi Seidman
- Olaf Bergmann
- Helena Bodek
- Rafael F. Scharf
- Michal Glowiński
- Daniel Tollet (ed), Les Vérités des uns et celles des autres: Points de vue de juifs et de chrétiens sur la Shoah en Pologne
- Irena F. Karafilly, Ashes and Miracles: A Polish Journey
- Obituaries Andrzej Szczypiorski
- Jerzy Turowicz
- Notes on the Contributors
- Glossary
- Index