Catholic-Jewish Relations / Bound Document Volume

A bound volume containing clippings and printed ephemera broadly relating to Catholic-Jewish relations in the 1930s and 1940s. An annotation on the spine reads ‘Jews’. Much of the material relates to David Goldstein (1870-1958), an American Christian apologist who converted from Judaism to Catholicism and founded the Catholic Campaigners for Christ in 1936. In his early years, Goldstein was also involved with the Socialist Labor Party of America. He later became disenchanted with Marxism and act

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Level of description: File
Date: 1938-1949
Reference: 38
Extent and medium: 100 pp; 30 cm x 25 cm; Bound volume, photographic print, printed and clipping
Scope and content: A bound volume containing clippings and printed ephemera broadly relating to Catholic-Jewish relations in the 1930s and 1940s. An annotation on the spine reads ‘Jews’. Much of the material relates to David Goldstein (1870-1958), an American Christian apologist who converted from Judaism to Catholicism and founded the Catholic Campaigners for Christ in 1936. In his early years, Goldstein was also involved with the Socialist Labor Party of America. He later became disenchanted with Marxism and actively campaigned against the spread of socialism in the United States in the mid-twentieth century period. Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. was seemingly acquainted with Goldstein’s work and corresponded with him. Some of the material in the volume specifically relates to the Jewish community in Ireland but most of the content relates more broadly to Jewish persecution during the Second World War, the general state of Catholic-Jewish relations, stern criticism of anti-Semitism by various Catholic bishops, Palestine, and the foundation of the State of Israel. The volume is a ‘Walker’s Century Scrap & Newscutting Volume’.
Physical characteristics: Some of the pasted-in clippings are badly frayed and torn. Careful manual handling is required.
Repository: Irish Capuchin Archives
Context: Irish Capuchin Archives > Papers of 'The Capuchin Annual' and the Irish Capuchin Publications Office > Papers of Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. > Bound Photographic and Document Volumes

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Extracted Mentions

People, places, and terms identified via handwriting recognition and named entity recognition.

People

Places

Jerusalem(4)
Munster(1)
Favor(1)
Boston(1)
Raw(1)
Sion(1)
Hunter(1)
Scar(1)

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Sample passages

Mr. Sean Dowling ,
letter addressed by Briscoe to Sean Dowling . one of the
Grace Archbishop Mannix spoke forcefully in condemn-

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that the Catholic Church has welcomed ! the violation of the synagogues and I given a new meaning to what is re-l Bishop Mathew's life which is more appealing than the the victims of the racial laws , demon - ! wounded . " he said , " when we hear of I The suffering the traditions of the Jewish people were ! strating that there is only one view of ! interwoven with our most intimate ap- Mathew . " which come home to us broach to our religion . " We are ! to approach the mental anguish of the I the profaning of that ancient faith . We'll Those of us who are torn by our own ! Jews in central and eastern Europe . But I science . ' This racial persecution has I At a meeting yesterday . Thursday , at snoke of the strong opposition of in suffering . " concluded Bishop Mathew . of our welcome is the measure in which I secution of the Jews , Bishop Mathew the Albert Hall . London , called under sorrows and anxieties , can begin better ! nonr. the down-trodden . the oppressed . There is no element in the Jewish of all God's children . The state of suffering has a claim upon Bishop Mathew here described how ! jews . " Charity requires that the measure ! Canterbury to protest against the per- anti-simitism among the whole strong ! Catholic communities to anti-Servitism . duty and , still more , our privilege . ' the chairmanship of the Archbishop of and in Portugal Bishop Mathew showed ' stand for the clear sovereignty of con- I sympathy with fered so cruelty . ns . We must guard the equal rights quired from us in the commandment , persecution of the Jews . " said Bishop Nations , in Latin America , in Ireland ! by men who are themselves experienced that Jewish family life which has sub- I man is destitute and friendless . We are ! Throughout the lands of the United ! There are certain elements in the Appeal . before suffering and strong against op- the steps of the Good Samaritan is our ! we all have a double duty , to be humble . unity of priests and bishops . religious faith to aid and guard the most nearly . We are bound by our 1 orevision . ' " Those who suffer can best be aided ! intense family affection in Jewish . that we are to love our neighbour . " spirit of all who suffer . To follow in ! Our Saviour . Weak as we are ourselves , compelled to this by the example of I we must do what we can to sustain the I homes . We must safeguard the life ! We must resist each fresh attack upon ! of the family wherever this is violated . '

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