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Reflections on the holocaust

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This paper is a personal reflection on the Holocaust, its impact on the Jewish psyche, and on the anti-Jewish teachings within Christianity, which over many centuries created a climate of hatred, contempt, and suspicion of the Jews that made it possible for the Holocaust to happen within the heart of Christian Europe.

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  1. Lloyd Center Pastoral Counseling Service of San Francisco Theological Seminary, USA

    David Glick (Psychotherapist in private practice, staff)

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Based on a talk given on April 10, 1994 at Christ Presbyterian Church in Terra Linda, San Rafael, California.

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Glick, D. Reflections on the holocaust. Pastoral Psychol 44, 13–27 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02251433

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