How Jews Changed Catholic Thinking (LOOK Magazine, 1/25/1966)

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Who is the “editor” of the article? I hope it is not you, AnnetteJoan. Whoever it is, they have quite a revisionist idea about the spread of anti-Semitism, and I am being charitable about this.
 
I had nothing to do with writing or researching the article. I found it on a Catholic website, read it, and decided to ask others what they thought. Which is as I said.

I see the editorial comments you’re addressing. I was not referring to those but to the original article in general.
 
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I think it depends on who we are talking about and the context. For example, while Pope Pius X refused to support Zionism in 1904 he did say, “The Jewish religion was the foundation of our own;” and then later on he said “I have always been on good terms with Jews.”
I think those people who spout gratuitous hatred against the Jews.
 
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I think it depends on who we are talking about and the context. For example, while Pope Pius X refused to support Zionism in 1904 he did say, “The Jewish religion was the foundation of our own;” and then later on he said “I have always been on good terms with Jews.”

I think those people who spout gratuitous hatred against the Jews.
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Not supporting for Zionism in the late 19th and early 20th century was not an indication of anti-Semitism, especially in Western/central Europe and the United States. Many Jews at that time opposed Zionism. They believed that full integration into society was finally possible, and Zionist movements hurt that cause. Strong Zionist support often came from eastern Europe and Russia, where anti-Semitism was very strong at the time. But in the “enlightened” countries, there was no need for Zionism.
This all changed as a result of the Dreyfus affair, where it was realized that anti-Semitism was still strong, even among modern intellectuals in the most enlightened of countries. But that change took time, even among the Jews.
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Most Chasidic sects today still oppose zionism. Even the ones that are not anti-zionist tend to be non-zionist (meaning they are simply passively not zionists, but do not do anything actively against it, as anti-zionist Chasidim do.)
One such group is this one: truetorahjews.org
 
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