Correspondence with Höfer, Josef

Identifier
WL3000/9/1/616
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 110348
Dates
7 Mar 1952 - 1 Apr 1964
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Biographical History

Prof. Dr. Josef Rudolf Höfer (1896-1976) was a German Catholic priest, theologist, and university scholar. He also served as adviser to the West German Ambassador to the Vatican Holy.

Scope and Content

Correspondence on various subjects including exchange and discussion of materials; recognition of the anti-Nazi credentials of a German bishop; Alfred Rosenberg's Der Mythus des 20. Jahrhunderts; personal account of the Novemberpogrom in Münster (1954) and the search for further related church material; discussion of some current affairs, including the death of Pope Pius XII and anti-Semitic incidents in West Germany (1960). Contained is a catholic brochure.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

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People

  • Höfer, Josef

Subjects

  • Kristallnacht, 1938
  • Antisemitism
  • Judeo-Christian relations
  • Catholics

Places

  • West Germany [1949-1990]
  • Third Reich [1933-1945]
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