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Publication Date: January 1965
Publisher: American Jewish Committee
Author(s): Judith Hershcopf
Research Area: Culture and religion
Keywords: Jewish-Christian Relations; Antisemitism; Tolerance; History
Type: Report
Abstract:
The author discusses the background, passage, and effects of Vatican II: a statement on the attitude of the Roman Catholic church toward the Jews and Judaism, adopted in 1964. The declaration acknowledges the shared history of Jews and Christians and condemns all persecution of Jews.