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world-news2 years ago•4 min saved

Pope Pius XII's Knowledge of Holocaust Revealed in Newly Discovered Letter

Newly discovered correspondence from the Vatican archives suggests that Pope Pius XII had detailed information about the Nazi Holocaust from a trusted German Jesuit, contradicting the Holy See's claim that it couldn't verify reports of Nazi atrocities. The letter, dated December 1942, reveals that up to 6,000 Jews and Poles were being gassed daily in German-occupied Poland. The revelation is likely to intensify the debate about Pius' legacy and his beatification campaign, with historians divided on whether he used quiet diplomacy to save Jewish lives or remained silent during the Holocaust.

via NBC News|

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entertainment2 years ago•3 min saved

Cannes audiences stunned by powerful Holocaust films.

British film directors Steve McQueen and Jonathan Glazer have premiered their films at Cannes, both of which confront Europe's fascist past and the capacity within each of us for violence. Glazer's film, The Zone of Interest, portrays domestic life alongside the Auschwitz death camp, while McQueen's documentary, Occupied City, lays out the unpalatable facts that lie in the landscape of modern Amsterdam. Both directors were prompted by the rise of political extremism and prejudice, and the decreasing number of witnesses to the Holocaust. The audacity of looking at Nazi atrocities afresh has been applauded by German director Wim Wenders.

via The Guardian|

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