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The National Catholic Register portal reports on the death of Abraham Foxman, longtime national director of the Anti-Defamation League, who died on May 10, 2026, at age 86. The article recounts how Foxman, born in Poland in 1940, was saved during the Holocaust by his Polish Catholic nanny, Bronisława Kurpi, who hid him, had him baptized, and raised him as her own son for four years while his Jewish parents were confined to the Vilnius Ghetto. The piece emphasizes Foxman’s lifelong gratitude toward Kurpi, his belief that her example proved “ordinary people can choose to act righteously,” and how his rescue shaped his adult conviction that “interfaith dialogue and education are key to fighting antisemitism.” The article quotes several associates praising Foxman’s work in Jewish-Catholic relations, his bond with John Paul II, and his admiration for *Nostra Aetate*, the Vatican II declaration that repudiated collective Jewish guilt for Christ’s death. While the genuine heroism of Bronisława Kurpi deserves recognition, the article exploits this moving story as a vehicle for the post-conciliar narrative of uncritical Jewish-Catholic “dialogue” that systematically obscures the Church’s immutable missionary mandate toward the Jewish people.