Xavier High School’s Holocaust studies program includes book and movie discussions, as well as opportunities for both domestic and international trips.
Judaism
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
A rabbi’s response to the Oct. 7 attacks—and how the conflict has evolved since
Israel was forced into this impossible situation by those who planned and executed Oct. 7. Yet we have been confronted with denials, justifications and even glorifications of the Hamas attack.
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Movie Club
‘Fiddler on the Roof’ and how to live out the faith in an ever-changing world
Torn between religious devotion and his own children, Tevye struggles to hold onto his faith in a new and uncertain world.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
The ancient origins of Catholic anti-Semitism—and what we owe our Jewish siblings today
Christians may not be fully aware of the bloody history of anti-Semitism that was fueled in part by Christian anti-Judaism going back to the origins of Christianity.
Posted inArts & Culture, Theater
‘Cabaret’ returns to Broadway: Facing the Nazis’ most diabolical crime on stage
The complicity of ordinary Germans in the Holocaust is the central subject of two shows now running in New York City.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
An immediate cease-fire in Gaza will not bring peace to the Holy Land
An immediate and permanent cease-fire would leave Hamas and its military capabilities in place in Gaza. In such a scenario, who will protect Israeli citizens from continued acts of terrorism?
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
‘Irena’s Vow’ tells an overly simplistic tale about the Holocaust
“Irena’s Vow” is true story of a Catholic nurse who used her position to shelter a dozen Jews in World War II-era Poland.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
All people of faith should stand against China’s Uyghur genocide
Christians and Jews have come together to support the U.S. civil rights movement and the end of apartheid in South Africa. The repression of the Uyghurs in China also demands interreligious unity.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Rabbi Alaluf: Pope Francis’ letter to the Jewish people has put an end to a ‘crisis’
One might criticize Pope Francis’ statements about the war in Gaza, but they should not be confused with the question of the Catholic Church’s relationship with the Jewish people.
Posted inFaith, News
Full text: A letter from Pope Francis to his ‘Jewish brothers and sisters in Israel’
“In the light of the numerous communications that have been sent to me by various friends and Jewish organizations from all over the world…I feel the desire to assure you of my closeness and affection,” Pope Francis writes.