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How did Christian denominations respond to the Holocaust?

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Overwhelmingly, the Holocaust took place in Christian countries.  How much influence did the Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant churches wield on government policy, and the behavior of their millions of followers? 

Prof. Zvi Bachrach, historian and Holocaust survivor, Israel

Prof. Zvi Bachrach, historian and Holocaust survivor, Israel

Prof. Israel Gutman, historian, Academic Advisor of Yad Vashem and Holocaust survivor, Israel

Prof. Israel Gutman, historian, Academic Advisor of Yad Vashem and Holocaust survivor, Israel

Prof. David Bankier, historian and Head of the International Institute for the Study of the Holocaust, Yad Vashem, Israel

Prof. David Bankier, historian and Head of the International Institute for the Study of the Holocaust, Yad Vashem, Israel

Father Emil Shofani, сlergyman and educator, Israel

Father Emil Shofani, сlergyman and educator, Israel

Prof. Yehuda Bauer, historian and academic adviser to Yad Vashem, Israel

Prof. Yehuda Bauer, historian and academic adviser to Yad Vashem, Israel

Alexander Arkhangelsky, cultural commentator and observer, novelist and journalist, Russia

Alexander Arkhangelsky, cultural commentator and observer, novelist and journalist, Russia