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This book explores the extraordinary story of Jewish POWs in German
captivity during the Second World War - extraordinary because of
the contrast between Germany's genocidal policy towards Jews on one
hand, and its relatively non-discriminatory treatment of Jewish
POWs from western countries on the other. The radicalisation of
Germany's anti-Semitic policies entered its last phase in June 1941
with the invasion of the Soviet Union; during the following four
years, nearly six million Jews were murdered. In parallel,
Germany's POW policies had gone through a radicalisation process of
their own, resulting in the murder of millions of Soviet POWs, of
Allied commando soldiers, and of POW escapees, with Adolf Hitler
eventually transferring in July 1944 the responsibility for POWs
from the Wehrmacht to Heinrich Himmler, in his role as head of the
Replacement Army. And yet, despite all this, Jewish POWs from
western countries were usually not discriminated against and were
treated, in most cases, according to the 1929 Geneva Convention.
Jewish Soldiers in Nazi Captivity combines memoirs, letters, and
oral histories with Red Cross camp visit reports and other archival
material to challenge the accepted view of the Holocaust as an
indiscriminate murder of all Jews in Europe and will help to
reshape our understanding of the Holocaust and of Nazi Germany.
The Catholic University Of America, Canon Law Studies, No. 236.
CUA Press is proud to announce the CUA Studies in Canon Law. In
conjunction with the School of Canon Law of the Catholic University
of America, we are making available, both digitally and in print,
more than 400 canon law dissertations from the 1920s to 1960s, many
of which have long been unavailable. These volumes are rich in
historical content, yet remain relevant to canon lawyers today.
Topics covered include such issues as abortion, excommunication,
and infertility. Several studies are devoted to marriage and the
annulment process; the acquiring and disposal of church property,
including the union of parishes; the role and function of priests,
vicars general, bishops, and cardinals; and juridical procedures
within the church. For those who seek to understand current
ecclesial practices in light of established canon law, these books
will be an invaluable resource.
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