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Title: The Hidden Pope: The Untold Story of a Lifelong Friendship That Is Changing the Relationship Between Catholics and Jews The Personal Journey of John Paul II and jerz

Synopsis
The recollections of Jerzy Kluger, a childhood friend of Pope John Paul II. A Jew who lost most of his family in the Nazi death camps, Kluger worked behind the scenes with the pope to help secure Vatican recognition of the state of Israel. Winner of a 1997 Bay Area Book Reviewers Association Award.

Details
Language:        English

Size
Length:        406 Pages
Weight:        1.7 Pounds
Height:         9.5 Inches
Width:          6.5 Inches
Thickness:    1.5 Inches



Publisher Notes
In The Hidden Pope, author Darcy O'Brien offers the account of the extraordinary relationship of Karol Wojtyla and Jerzy Kluger - their boyhood in the small Polish town of Wadowice, their separation at the beginning of World War II, their individual experiences under Nazi and Soviet tyranny, and their reunion almost thirty years later that deepened their friendship and made a profound impact on the history of our time. Set in the perspective of monumental reconciliation between Christianity and Judaism, this is a portrait of John Paul II that describes him as only his closest friends know him and as no pope has ever been portrayed before. Readers will come to know the Holy Father as a man and to understand his most controversial ideas as expressions of his dramatic experience of life.



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"..he [O'Brien] has provided a new and fresh perspective on a modern life that we thought we already knew enough about."
(04/26/1998)


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Book Details Summary: The title of this book is The Hidden Pope: The Untold Story of a Lifelong Friendship That Is Changing the Relationship Between Catholics and Jews The Personal Journey of John Paul II and jerz and it was written by Darcy O'Brien. This edition of The Hidden Pope: The Untold Story of a Lifelong Friendship That Is Changing the Relationship Between Catholics and Jews The Personal Journey of John Paul II and jerz is in a Hardcover format. This books publish date is April 1998 and it has a suggested retail price of $25. There are 406 pages in the book and it was published by St Martins Pr. The 10 digit ISBN is 0875964788 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780875964782. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.