Language:
English
Year of publication:
1984
Titel der Quelle:
Canadian Jewish Historical Society Journal
Angaben zur Quelle:
8,2 (1984) 55-71
Keywords:
United Church of Canada History 20th century
;
Protestant churches
;
Protestant churches Relations
;
Judaism
;
Jews History 1939-1945
;
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Influence
Abstract:
Irving Abella and Harold Troper, in their "None Is Too Many" (1982), accused the Canadian Churches of silence in regard to the persecution of the Jews during the Nazi period. Contends that, in fact, the attitude of the United Church was more complex. While some Germanophile, Völkisch ideas were expressed in the Church journal "New Outlook", the editorial line condemned Nazi antisemitic policies. Several activists called for the admission of Jewish refugees to Canada, and in 1937 Church institutions and some local presbyteries began to take action on this issue. However, the Church, as a body, failed to react to the horrors of the Holocaust because they could not believe the reports.
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