The names were extracted 2 mainly from two Holocaust memorial books. Names are placed in the IGI by individual Mormon researchers or through Church name extraction programs. This author was among the first genealogists to discover the names of thousands of Jewish Holocaust victims in the International Genealogical Index (the "IGI") 1, the official Mormon index of proxy baptisms for the dead, and quickly exposed this misguided practice. We will continue opposing this wrongful act which assimilates our dead to the point where it will not be possible to know who was Jewish in their lifetimes. We think this to be a narrow, parochial, and shallow view. Others say they will never stop being Jews, simply because there is a paper saying they had been baptized, that the act of posthumous baptism is unimportant and should be ignored. It has been bitterly opposed by many Jews for a number of years. The wrongful baptism of Jewish dead, which disparages the memory of a deceased person is a brazen act which will obscure the historical record for future generations. Some see the practice as an implicit bias, an act of intolerance. Many followers of Judaism find the practice highly offensive, something akin to the forced baptism of Jews practiced for centuries in Europe during the Middle Ages. Thus in 1994, Jews were outraged when it became known that members of LDS were posthumously baptizing Holocaust victims and other Jewish dead. Originally, the practice was reserved forĪncestors of church members, but over the years many other people have beenįrom the founding of their religion in 1830, Mormons have respected Judaism as a religion. To be baptized is to publicly acknowledge one's faith inĬhrist as Savior and Lord. It is supposedly performed, commentators say,įor people who had believed in Christ, but had not had a chance to beīaptized.
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Their identity and free will and therefore can either accept or reject theĪ hands-on proxy baptism ceremony, called an ordinance, takes place in a The LDS or Mormons) has spent millions of dollars microfilming, indexingĪnd cataloging nearly every document known to man from every country onĮarth - including millions of Jewish records.Ĭhurch members are encouraged to find the names of ancestors to baptizeīy proxy, which they believe gives the dead the opportunity to embrace The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often referred to as Mormons Hijack Dead or Alive Jewish Souls Very possibly no one!īecause in a hundred years the record will apparently show that they wereĪllegedly converts without making clear that it was by no act of their own. The true facts about you and your heritage? Who will know anythingĪbout your family? No one. It is disrespectful to the dead, especially Holocaust victims. Jewish leaders have called the practice arrogant and said In their missionary zeal, Mormons continue their wrongful baptism of Jews,Īttempting to convince people (dead or alive) from other religions toĬonvert. The wrongful posthumous baptism of Jewish dead continues, despite repeatedĭenials by the disingenuous Mormon leadership. Mormons have been criticized in recent years for the practice of posthumouslyīaptizing thousands of deceased Jews (among them Holocaust victims) and This web page chronicles the controversy between members of the Jewishįaith and of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Publications, and/or individuals or organizations quoted, and are not Kouchel Opinions expressed in this article are those of the original authors, Jewish Holocaust Victims and Other Jewish Dead Compiled by Bernard I.
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