Arthur R. Butz – The Hoax Of The Twentieth Century

Appendix E: The Role of the Vatican
is that the note came from the priest Pirro Scavizzi, who is discussed below.
The information that the Vatican had in December 1942 relative to Nazi persecutions
of Jews is well represented by a message composed by Msgr. Giuseppe Di
Meglio of the staff of Orsenigo, Papal Nuncio in Berlin, and delivered to the Vatican
by Di Meglio on December 9, 1942. The message deals at length with the
German policies toward the Jews, and it is a good assumption that such material
was written in response to a request from the Vatican to Orsenigo for such information.
The Berlin Nunciature was doubtless considered about the best source of
such information within the church, because a good deal of the communication
between Poland and the Vatican was through Orsenigo’s Berlin office, as we
noted above. The heart of the part of the message that dealt with the Jews was: 455
“Since many fled, before the arrival of the German troops, from the Polish
territories occupied by the Russians and from territories properly Russian, one
estimates that presently, in the Reich and the occupied territories, including
the Protectorate of Bohemia-Moravia, there are more than four million Jews,
i.e., one fourth of the entire world Jewish population.
Measures.
1. Institution of ghettos.
Internal quarters of some cities have been designated for the Jews as their
official homes, with the right of administration, police forces, and appropriate
means of communication.
Of the ghettos established up to now, the most important are those of Litzmannstadt
(Lodz) and Warsaw. Some ghettos are also found in the Baltic
countries and in the occupied Russian territories.
2. Concentration camps.
Since, as is evident, places cannot be found for all Jews in the city ghettos,
immense concentration camps have been created where they lead a harsh life;
little food is given them; they are assigned to extremely hard working conditions
which quickly lead many to death.
It is said that such concentration camps are found up to now in Poland,
that the eastern territories, particularly Poland, have been established in the
plans of the German Government as the definitive place of residence for the
Jewish population of Europe.
Generally, in order to not attract the attention of the population too much,
they are forced to leave in the middle of the night; they are permitted to take
little clothing with them and only a small sum of money.
3. The Star.
Since the month of September 1941, a mark of identification has been compulsory
for all Jews: a yellow star, six pointed, to be worn on the breast, with
the inscription in the center, Jude!
The sight of these wretches who, pale and emaciated (their food rations are
much less than those of the Germans; some foodstuffs are denied to them entirely),
walk the streets at predesignated hours of the day or, when travelling,
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