"O silêncio do Papa Pio XII durante o Holocausto era sinal de que ele aprovava as atrocidades nazistas. Por isso, merece o título de papa de Hitler": não é raro depararmos com uma afirmação como essa, mesmo em círculos de autoproclamados intelectuais. As acusações contra o Papa Pio XII volta e meia reaparecem na mídia, na escola, na universidade... O que o rabino norte-americano David G. Dalin demonstra nestas páginas é que essa ideia não passa de um mito grosseiro, propagado por pessoas m...

Spätestens seit dem Erscheinen von Rolf Hochhuths "Der Stellvertreter" (1963) haftet Eugenio Pacelli (1876–1958), ab 1939 als Papst Pius XII. Oberhaupt der römisch-katholischen Kirche, der Ruch des heimlichen Antisemiten und Kollaborateurs mit dem nationalsozialistischen Regime an. Derartige Vorwürfe reißen auch von Historikerseite seit mehr als einem halben Jahrhundert nicht ab. Das vorliegende Buch ist eine Antwort auf die 1999 erschienene Anklageschrift "Pius XII. Der Papst, der geschwi...

Over a career spanning forty years, David G. Dalin has written extensively about the role of American Jews in public life, from the nation’s founding, to presidential appointments of Jews, to lobbying for the welfare of Jews abroad, to Jewish prominence in government, philanthropy, intellectual life, and sports, and their one-time prominence in the Republican Party. His work on the separation of Church and State and a prescient 1980 essay about the limits of free speech and the goal of Neo...

Pie XII n'a pas été le pape d'Hitler, comme certains de sesdétracteurs voudraient nous le faire croire. Bien au contraire, ce pape de la Seconde Guerre mondiale a lutté, dès les premières heures du régime nazi, pour sauver les victimes de l'antisémitisme. Par une multitude de faits historiquement établis, le rabbin et professeur Dalin démonte le mythe qui affirme que Pie XII serait le Pape d'Hitler , prouvant ainsi l'inanité d'attaques scandaleuses tel l'ouvrage de John Cornwell intitulé T...

Jewish Justices of the Supreme Court examines the lives, legal careers, and legacies of the eight Jews who have served or who currently serve as justices of the U.S. Supreme Court: Louis D. Brandeis, Benjamin Cardozo, Felix Frankfurter, Arthur Goldberg, Abe Fortas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen G. Breyer, and Elena Kagan. David Dalin discusses the relationship that these Jewish justices have had with the presidents who appointed them, and given the judges’ Jewish background, investigates th...

A chilling, fascinating, and nearly forgotten historical figure is resurrected in a riveting work that links the fascism of the last century with the terrorism of our own. Written with verve and extraordinary access to primary sources in several languages, Icon of Evil is the definitive account of the man who during World War II was called “the führer of the Arab world” and whose ugly legacy lives on today.In 1921, the beneficiary of an appointment the British would live to regret,...

Joseph Lieberman's Vice Presidential nomination and Presidential candidacy are neither the first nor last words on signal Jewish achievements in American politics. Jews have played an important role in American government since the early 1800s at least, and in view of the 2004 election, there is no political office outside the reach of Jewish American citizens.For the first time, Jews in American Politics: Essays brings together a complete picture of the past, present, and...

The role that race and religion play in American presidential elections is attracting national attention like never before. The 2008 presidential candidates reached out to an unprecedented number of racial and religious voting constituencies including African Americans, Latinos, Muslims, Mainline Protestants, Catholics, Evangelicals, Jews, women, the non-religious, and more. Religion, Race, and the American Presidency focuses on the roles of these racial and religious groups in presidentia...

A chilling, fascinating, and nearly forgotten historical figure is resurrected in this riveting work that links the fascism of the last century with the terrorism of our own. Written with vigor and extraordinary access to primary sources in several languages, Icon of Evil is the definitive account of the man who, during World War II, was called "the fuhrer of the Arab world" and whose ugly legacy lives on today.With new and disturbing details, David G. Dalin and John F. Ro...

Borders represent an intriguing paradox as globalization continues to leap barriers at a vigorous pace, merging economies and cultures through world trade, economic integration, the mass media, the Internet, and increasingly mobile populations. At the same time, the political boundaries separating peoples remain pervasive and problematic. Borders and Border Politics in a Globalizing World offers a carefully selected group of readings to enhance student understanding of the complex...

As Bill crouched behind the wooden boxes, he waited to hear the signal through the ear wig he was wearing to move towards the two men standing there talking in the alleyway. The stake out to nail this particular drug dealer had been planned for over a month. The hardest part had been trying to convince the seller that they were legit buyers and not undercover cops or worse, another rival trying to take out the competition. The drug deal was about to finally go down and all was going accord...

In the brutal fight that has raged in recent years over the reputation of Pope Pius XII-leader of the Catholic Church during World War II, the Holocaust, and the early years of the Cold War-the task of defending the Pope has fallen primarily to reviewers. These reviewers formulated a brilliant response to the attack on Pius, but their work was scattered in various newspapers, magazines, and scholarly journals-making it nearly impossible for the average reader to gauge the results. In T...