Language:
English
Year of publication:
1989
Titel der Quelle:
Dutch Jewish History
Angaben zur Quelle:
2 (1989) 371-386
Keywords:
Catholics History 20th century
;
Christianity and other religions Judaism
;
Jews History 20th century
;
Antisemitism History 20th century
Abstract:
In 1900, the Catholic jurist P.J.M. Aalberse openly condemned antisemitism in Catholic circles, rejecting the ritual murder and conspiracy legends. The attitudes of Dutch Catholics were influenced by political, economic, and theological factors. Theologically, Jews were viewed as murderers of Christ. in Catholic eyes, secularized Jews continued to claim their superiority, and pursued revolutionary ideologies in order to attain control over the world. Catholic leaders stated that Jews dominated the economic and financial spheres. Several Catholics considered Jews as a factor in society’s secularization problem and strove to convert them. In the 1930s, the Nazism in Germany prompted some Catholics to protest against antisemitism, but also some support for it. In 1938, the Catholic socialist J.A. Veraart openly condemned racial antisemitism due to its incompatibility with Christian universalism. Concludes that the offensive of Aalberse was only partially successful.
Note:
Appeared in Dutch as "De houding van Nederlandse katholieken tegenover de joden, 1900-1940" in "Van oost naar west" (1990) 87-100.
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