The Nazis, the Vatican, and the Jews of Rome
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The Nazis, the Vatican, and the Jews of Rome

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The Nazis, the Vatican, and the Jews of Rome

About this book

On October 16, 1943, the Jews of Rome were targeted for arrest and deportation. The Nazis, the Vatican, and the Jews of Rome examines why—and more importantly how—it could have been avoided, featuring new evidence and insight into the Vatican's involvement. At the time, Rome was within reach of the Allies, but the overwhelming force of the Wehrmacht, Gestapo, and SS in Rome precluded direct confrontation. Moral condemnations would not have worked, nor would direct confrontation by the Italians, Jewish leadership, or even the Vatican.

Gallo underscores the necessity of determining what courses of actions most likely would have spared Italian Jews from the gas chambers. Examining the historical context and avoiding normative or counterfactual assertions, this book draws upon archival sources ranging from diaries to intelligence intercepts in English, Italian, and German.

With antisemitism on the rise today and the last remaining witnesses passing away, it is essential to understand what happened in 1943. The Nazis, the Vatican, and the Jews of Rome grapples with this particular, awful episode within the larger, horrifying story of the Holocaust. Despite the inadequacy of memory, we must continue to attempt to make sense of the inexplicable.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. 1. Chief
  9. 2. Germany’s Fanatic Determination to Fight
  10. 3. I’ll Go Right into the Vatican
  11. 4. I Wanted to Make an Air Drop in Rome
  12. 5. The Worst Horrors of the Nazi Regime
  13. 6. Do Not Worry
  14. 7. Like a City of the Dead
  15. 8. The Reincarnation of the Dying Corpse
  16. 9. I Have a Special Mission for You
  17. 10. A Final Solution to the Jewish Question
  18. 11. We Must Disperse the People
  19. 12. The Byzantine Christ
  20. 13. If You Pay, No Harm Will Come to You
  21. 14. We Had the Moral Right
  22. 15. Keep Out of All Questions Concerning Jews
  23. 16. Like Autumn Leaves Lay Waiting
  24. 17. Los! Raus! Schnel!
  25. 18. It Is Simply Impossible to Refuse
  26. 19. Let’s Go Make a Few Phone Calls
  27. 20. Train X70469
  28. 21. Numbers 1581–158639
  29. 22. These Jews Will Never Return to Their Homes
  30. 23. He Is No Longer Our Rabbi
  31. 24. A Connection to the Pope
  32. 25. We Have Contended with Diabolical Forces
  33. 26. I Was Only an Executor of Orders
  34. Epilogue: I Must Go Back and Tell
  35. Notes
  36. Bibliography
  37. Index
  38. About the Author