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Thirteen noted Holocaust scholars respond to the question: If you had a chance to speak with the Pope, what would you say?

Table of Contents

Foreword by Eugene J. Fisher
Preface
Introduction
The Vatican, the Catholic Religion, the Jews by Nechama Tec
An Awkward Approach by Richard Libowitz
Do Not Hurt Them by Zev Garber
Priorities in Unfinished Business by Franklin Littell
To Stand Before the World as the Church Repentant by Susan Nowak
Planting Seeds: Jews, Catholics, and the Search for New Beginnings by Abraham J. Peck
The Religious Roots of the Holocaust by Emanuel Tanay
An Open Letter to the Vatican by M.F. Nefsky
Letter to the Pope by Pierre Sauvage
Thoughts of a Survivor about the Vatican, Its Actions and Inactions During the Holocaust by Leon Wells
To the Vatican by Hubert G. Locke
A Letter with Suggestions by Judith Hershcopf Banki
Listening Together: A Meditation on Memory and Music Shared with Pope John Paul II by John K. Roth
Selected Bibliography
Index

About the Author

HARRY JAMES CARGAS was Professor Emeritus of Literature and Language at Webster University, and the author of 31 books, including Reflections of a Post-Auschwitz Christian (1989), Conversations with Elie Wiesel (1992), and Voices from the Holocaust (1993).

Reviews

?The essays are balanced and they are couched in the politest of terms. But they raise questions that should not be ignored....we read these open letters, not gleefully, not with a sense of: good, give it to them! but with a sense of hope. Perhaps this time the questions will be heard. Perhaps this time the questions will be answered.?-The Jewish Journal of South Florida

?The essays...raise questions that should not be ignored.?-Moment Magazine

?The issues of the Holocaust and its implications for Christian-Jewish relations are articulated powerfully in the book, and it certainly should be in every collection of Judaica.?-AJL Newsletter

?These essays provide constructive criticism and contribute to both Holocaust and Christian studies.?-SHOFAR

"The essays...raise questions that should not be ignored."-Moment Magazine

"The issues of the Holocaust and its implications for Christian-Jewish relations are articulated powerfully in the book, and it certainly should be in every collection of Judaica."-AJL Newsletter

"These essays provide constructive criticism and contribute to both Holocaust and Christian studies."-SHOFAR

"The essays are balanced and they are couched in the politest of terms. But they raise questions that should not be ignored....we read these open letters, not gleefully, not with a sense of: good, give it to them! but with a sense of hope. Perhaps this time the questions will be heard. Perhaps this time the questions will be answered."-The Jewish Journal of South Florida