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Article: Defender of the Jews.(The Myth of Hitler's Pope: How Pope Pius XII Rescued Jews from the Nazis)
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- April 1, 2008
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The Myth of Hitler's Pope: How Pope Pius XII Rescued Jews from the Nazis, by Rabbi David G. Dalin; Regnery Publishing, 2005, US$18.45.
RABBI DAVID DALIN, a professor of history and political science, and the splendid Regnery publishing house, have done a great service in producing this book. Meticulously detailed, it completely destroys the myth that Pope Pius XII was pro-Nazi or did less than his utmost to save Jews from the Nazis, and pays tribute to what he actually did. Its wealth of information, much previously unknown, has been praised by commentators like Mary Ann Glendon, Learned Hand Professor of Law at Harvard University, who has said:
David ...