Alleged appropriation of the Holocaust Conversion of Jews to Catholicism during the Holocaust

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the auschwitz cross


edith stein s (a german nun converted judaism in 1922 , killed in auschwitz) status martyr has been controversial due question of whether killed faith or ethnicity. many jews view claim of conferring of martyrdom on stein act of appropriation of holocaust, holding stein targeted nazis jewish ethnicity, not conversion catholicism. concern of appropriation not unique, similar criticisms having been raised catholic narratives regarding other convert victims of holocaust— making seem church, not jewish people, primary victim of nazi genocide .


the conflict on auschwitz cross near auschwitz typifies these controversies, auschwitz site of martyrdom (according catholic church) of saints such maximilian kolbe. according daniel goldhagen s moral reckoning: church s attempt, @ least in part, christianize holocaust, incorporate holocaust own teaching, takes several forms: invention of false christian martyrs, false christian heros [sic], , false christian victims, , appropriation of jewish suffering own . goldhagen continues:



in 1998 church canonized edith stein, convert christianity. germans killed not because catholic or nun, deemed irrelevant, because had been born jew. church has sent on path sainthood on false pretext holocaust martyr christian faith. in 1982, church canonized father maximilian kolbe, in auschwitz did nobly volunteer give life save inmate (a non-jew), not in camp because of christianity , did not die faith, condition of canonization martyr, although others can argue out of love christ sacrificed life inmate, , action, inspired christianity, in essence same dying because of faith; , kolbe author of expressly antisemitic catholic journal.




^ cite error: named reference rr49 invoked never defined (see page).
^ waltraud herbstrith. 1998. never forget: christian , jewish perspectives on edith stein.
^ maría ruiz scaperlanda. edith stein: st. theresa benedicta of cross. 2001. pp. 175-176.
^ goldhagen, 2002, p. 240.






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