The Vatican today cabled Chief Rabbi Herzog, assuring him that it is doing everything possible for all the victims of Nazi persecution, including the Jews.
The Vatican’s message came in response to an appeal addressed to the Pope by Chief Rabbi Herzog, presenting detailed facts on the Nazi massacres of Jews and the extermination of the Jewish population in Nazi-occupied countries through deportations and mass-executions.
The Vatican’s representative in Jerusalem is kept informed of all reports on Jewish atrocities which reach Jewish organizations in Palestine from Nazi-held territories. It is understood that he transmits this information to Vatican City together with his observations on the reaction of the Jews in Palestine to the fate of the Jews in Nazi Europe.
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