Edward Flannery

Edward H. Flannery
Born(1912-08-20)August 20, 1912
Providence, Rhode Island
DiedOctober 19, 1998(1998-10-19) (aged 86)
Ordained1937

Edward H. Flannery (August 20, 1912 – October 19, 1998) was an American priest in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence, and the author of The Anguish of the Jews: Twenty-Three Centuries of Antisemitism, first published in 1965.

Fr. Flannery was the first director of Catholic-Jewish Relations for the U.S. Bishops' Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, a position he held from 1967 to 1976.[1]

Throughout his career, he fought against antisemitism and defended the State of Israel and the Jewish people against attacks on the local, national, and international levels. Through his work, he displayed great sensitivity to issues of the Holocaust and strong promotion of education of the history of antisemitism for both the Jewish and Catholic communities.[2]

Flannery spoke in hundreds of churches, synagogues, and other settings to promote an understanding of the work of the Second Vatican Council and the National Conference of Catholic Bishops concerning the Church’s bond with the Jewish People. He was also the President of the National Christian Leadership Conference for Israel, and a consultant to Secretariat of Inter-religious Affairs. His other writings include translations of French religious works and essays and articles as well as a variety of publications.[3]

  1. ^ "Leaders Mourn Passing of Father Edward Flannery, A Pioneer in Catholic-Jewish Relations" Archived 2014-01-11 at the Wayback Machine, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, October 20, 1998.
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