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Communication nº 4248 dated 05-22-1943 of Nuncio Roncalli to the Vatican's State secretary
Cardinal Maglione (page 306) note of names attached, delivered by Rabbi Markus and requests
papal intervention for those people.
8. Nuncio Roncalli communicates Sister Casilda de Sión about the destiny of a Jewish refugee,
passenger of the ship Sturma Communication nº 4207 dated 04-14-1943. Nuncio Roncalli asks
Sister Casilda to inform a woman, her last name being Mayer, about the destiny of her
daughter, refugee that traveled aboard the ship Sturma (page 310). It's worth mentioning in this
document the deep words of the Nuncio in relation to the Jews persecuted by Nazism.
9. Nuncio Roncalli asks for the Vatican intervention in favor of two groups of Jewish refugees
in Slovakia and Croatia - Telegram number 114 dated 05-30-1943. Nuncio Roncalli refers to
two groups of refugees (page 321) - one of which has been confined to the concentration
camp of Jasenovats near the town of Staragradiskas for whom he requests papal help.
10. The Vatican's State secretary informs Nuncio Roncalli of the action taken on his request in
favor of Slovak Jews and other people included in the list delivered by Rabbi Markus
Communication 3978-43 dated 06-23-1943. The Vatican's secretary updated Nuncio Roncalli
on the above mentioned subject (page 361).
11. Nuncio Roncalli begs for mercy for the Bulgarian Jews to the King of Bulgaria Note dated
06-30-1943, Nuncio Roncalli begs for mercy to the King of Bulgaria for the Bulgarian Jews
(page 371).
12. Nuncio to Bucharest Cardinal Casullo refers in a note to the Vatican's State secretary to a
list of Jewish people from Transnistria delivered by Nuncio Roncalli. Nuncio to Bucharest
refers to a list of Rumanian Jews delivered by Nuncio Roncalli who ask for Nuncio to
Rumanian's intervention in their favor (page 390).
13. Nuncio Roncalli to the Vatican's State secretary refers to an humanitarian action taken in
favor of Jewish refugees with no concrete results Communication number 4332 dated 20-8-
1943 on the above mentioned subject (page 348).
14. Nuncio Roncalli to the Vatican's State secretary request papal intervention in favor of
Italian Jews, emphasizing likewise the convenience of permitting the emigration of the
Jewish refugees to Palestine. Communication nº 4344 dated 09-04-1943 on the above
mentioned subject (page 469).
15. Great Rabbi Herzog to Palestine to Nuncio Roncalli, recognizes the efforts made by the
Nuncio in favor of Jewish refugees - Note dated 11-22-1943 issued in Jerusalem by the Great
Rabbi Herzog on the above mentioned subject (page 575).
16. Jewish Agency delegate Haim Barlas to Nuncio Roncalli, requests Nuncio's intervention in
favor of Jews from northern Italy - Note dated 12-06-1943 issued in Istanbul on the above
mentioned subject (page 592).