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Vatican Failed to Intercede for Nazi Victims
Despite U.S. Government's Urging, Documents Reveal of Israel Bonds Will Fete Safran
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WASHINGTON, (JTA) — The
State Department made public
this week a number of secret
diplomatic documents revealing
the efforts by the United States
Government to influence the late
Pope Pius XII to denounce the
Nazi atrocities against Jews in
1942, at the height of the "li-
quidation" of the Warsaw ghetto,
and the "disinclination" of the
Pope to do it.
Some of the efforts were made
through the U. S. Minister in
Switzerland and others through
Myron Taylor, President Roose-
velt's personal Ambassador to the
Vatican.
Secretary of State Cordell
Hull, the documents disclose,
had been urging American diplo-
matic representatives abroard,
during the month of August
1942, to gain Vatican aid for
Jews in Poland and for active
intercession by Pope Pius XII
With the Nazi Governinent. On
Aug. 3, -the U. S. Minister in
Switzerland, Harrison, reported
to Hull:
"The opinion prevails that the
failure of the Holy See to protest
publicly against Nazi atrocities is
endangering its moral prestige
and is undermining faith both in
the Church and in the Holy Fath-
er himself. I have on a number
Of occasions informally reminded
the Vatican of this danger and so
have certain- of my colleagues,
but without result. The answer is
invariably that the Pope has al-
ready condemned offenses against
morality in wartime and that to
be specific now would only make
matters" worse."
The U. S. Minister in Berne
said in his cable: "While I doubt
very much that the Pope can be
moved to take the desired action,
I cannot see that the demarche
could do any harm and I believe
it would serve to reinforce the
individual reminders that have
heretofore been made."
Within 24 hours Hull cabled
the U. S. Minister full authoriza-
tion in view of the "incredible
horrors" being perpetrated by the
Nazis. Hull said: "You may also
point out the helpful effect of a
condemnation on the part of the
Pope in bringing about some
check on the unbridled and un-
called-for actions of the Nazi
forces."
On Oct. 16, 1942, Hull was offi-
cially informed through State De-
partment channels that the Vati-
can had rejected American diplo-
matic efforts to achieve interces-
sion by Pope Pius XII to help
Polish Jewry. The Holy See in-
formed Taylor of the Pope's posi-
tion. The Vatican's view was that
while the Pope had heard reports
of anti-Jewish measures "up to
the present time it has not been
possible to verify, the accuracy
thereof."
The Vatican's response came
after a detailed communication
from Taylor to the Cardinal
Secretary of State (Maglione)
whilch included documentation
from the Jewish -Agency for
Palestine Geneva office and ac-
counts of non-Jewish eye-wit-
nesses—ol the liquidation of the
Warsaw Ghetto and other mass
murders.
The communication sent to -
the Vatican said: "It is a trag-
edy that the Polish population
is being incited by the Germans
against the Jews and the rela-
tionship between the Poles and
the Jews has been aggravated
to the last degree. In Lemberg
this is particularly true."
- The U. S. Government thought
the Vatican could try to reach
"public opinion" to ameliorate
Jewish suffering,: But U.S. diplo-
matic reportage to Hull was forc-
ed to state—in the words of U.S.
Minister Harrison in Berne—that •
"I regret that the Holy See could
not have been more helpful but
it was evident from the attitude
of the Cardinal (Maglione) that
it has no practical suggestions to
make."
Meanwhile, another U.S. diplo-
mat reported to Hull that "the
Holy See is still apparently con-
vinced that a forthright deminci-
ation by the Pope of Nazi _atroci-
ties, at least insofar as Poland
is concerned, would only result in
the violent deaths of many more
people." The diplomat was Harold
H. Tittmann, assistant to Mr.
Roosevelt's personal envoy to the
Vatican.
The State Department com-
munications contained disappoint-
ment that the Vatican evaded the
Jewish issue and failed to offer
"any suggestions as to any prac-
tical manner in which the forces
of civilized public opinion could
be utilized in order to prevent a
continuation of these (anti-Se-,
mitic) barbarities."
One of the highlights of the new general chairman, and
anniversary banquet marking honored as a Golden Trustee.
Recognition will also be given
the Bar Mitzvah of Israel on to the top figures in the 10-year
June 8 at the Sheraton-Cadillac history of the Israel Bond Drive.
Hotel will be the presentation
Another "feature of the out-
of an award to David Safran, standing program for the anni-
outgoing general chairman of versary dinner will be a candle-
the Detroit Israel Bond Commi-
tee.
The inscription will read.
"Israel's Bar Mitzvah Award
presented to David Safran in
the 13th anniversary year of
lighting ceremony.
The main speaker will be
Admiral Yochai Bin-Nun, heroic
commander of Israel's navy and
the first admiral of a Jewish
state since the days of King
Solomon.
Shoshana D am a r i, Israeli
singer, will star here after an
absence of eight years.
The • entire Detroit Jewish
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