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Католическата църква и антисемитизмът в Хърватия по време на Втората световна война (1941–1945)
Catholic Church and Anti-Semitism in Croatia during the World War II (1941–1945)

Author(s): Irina Ognyanova-Krivoshieva
Subject(s): History, Jewish studies, Diplomatic history, Military history, Political history, Social history, Recent History (1900 till today), Special Historiographies:, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Fascism, Nazism and WW II, History of the Holocaust, History of Antisemitism
Published by: Институт за исторически изследвания - Българска академия на науките
Keywords: Independent State of Croatia; Catholic Church; anti-Semitism and racism; Jews; Holocaust;

Summary/Abstract: Under direct German influence, anti-Semitism and racism were imposed as a state ideology and policy in the Independent State of Croatia during the Second World War, and thousands of Jews became victims of that. The lack of political opposition in the country turns the Catholic Church in the only opponent and corrective of the Holocaust. Since it could not protect all Jews whose destiny was decided in Berlin, not in Zagreb, the only realistic program of action of the Catholic Church was to at least champion for the Jews of mixed marriages, those who had adopted Catholicism, the children, the elderly people and others. As a result, many were taken to Dalmatia (in the Italian occupation zone) or outside the country.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 5-6
  • Page Range: 165-193
  • Page Count: 29
  • Language: Bulgarian