American Judaism and the Second Vatican Council: The Response of the American Jewish Committee to Nostra Aetate

During the Second Vatican Council, American Jewish community members impacted the drafting of the declaration on the Catholic Church's attitude toward Jews and Judaism. This article explores the American Jewish Committee's reactions to the drafting and promulgation of the Declaration on th...

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Main Author: Dziaczkowska, Magdalena (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Soc. [2020]
In: US catholic historian
Year: 2020, Volume: 38, Issue: 3, Pages: 25-47
IxTheo Classification:AX Inter-religious relations
BH Judaism
CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBQ North America
KDB Roman Catholic Church
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Summary:During the Second Vatican Council, American Jewish community members impacted the drafting of the declaration on the Catholic Church's attitude toward Jews and Judaism. This article explores the American Jewish Committee's reactions to the drafting and promulgation of the Declaration on the Relation of the Church with Non-Christian Religions (Nostra Aetate) and its contribution to establishing interfaith relations. The varied Jewish reactions to the declaration provide insight into the internal Jewish discussions regarding Nostra Aetate, revealing that even though the declaration is assessed positively today, initial Jewish reactions were not enthusiastic.
ISSN:1947-8224
Contains:Enthalten in: US catholic historian
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1353/cht.2020.0018