In 1930; 757;000 Jews lived in Romania; they constituted the third largest Jewish community in Europe. Today not more than 14;000 Jews live in Romania; most of them elderly. The record of the Holocaust in Romania includes many curious chapters of support and betrayal; but they have been largely unavailable until now. Radu Ioanid's account based upon privileged access to secret East European government archives; is an unprecedented analysis of heretofore purposely hidden materials. Archival records; published and unpublished reports; memoirs of survivors; letters―Mr. Ioanid uses all these elements to build an accurate perspective on Romanian policies of racism; anti-Semitism; and Jewish extermination during the regime of Ion Antonescu. The publication of The Holocaust in Romania is timely as well as important; for there is now in Romania a growing effort to deny the government's role in the tragedy. Mr. Ioanid sheds light on the reality of the persecutions; the cruelty of the perpetrators; their blatant opportunism and endless cynicism. The story is one of destruction and survival; of German dissatisfaction with Romanian ad hoc violence; of an elusive national policy and the strategies of Romanian authorities that allowed 300;000 Romanian Jews to survive the war. "Invaluable...monumental...no comparable work in any language has documented this important history with the thoroughness; skill; and analytical sophistication this book demonstrates.â€â€•Leo Spitzer; Dartmouth College. Published in association with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. With 8 pages of photographs.
#886583 in Books Pelican Publishing 1999-10-31 1999-10-31Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.52 x 1.17 x 5.52l; 1.10 #File Name: 1565543556224 pages
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Must read if interested in the Ukraine's past and present.By Sycamore CalvertNicely detailed and informative. I learned a great deal and I am sad to see the remains of Jewish history in the area are disappearing.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. OutdatedBy Marcia MiloseMost of the information is basic and outdated and you can find more by searching topics on the internet or certainly from Trip Advisor12 of 15 people found the following review helpful. Terrific travel guide to Russian Ukrainian Jewish history.By Midwest Book ReviewApproximately 120 years ago the majority of the world's Jews lived in what was called the "Pale of Settlement" in the Russian Empire of the Czar. Most American Jews today trace their ancestry to Russia; the Ukraine; and the surrounding territories and provinces of the old empire. Until Communism fell; the Jews of Russia and Ukraine had been suppressed and denied human and religious rights. With the collapse of the Communists; Judaism has emerged from centuries old persecution and pogrom and the synagogues; monuments; schools and other Jewish historical sites are available and accessible to the western visitor. Ben Frank's A Travel Guide To Jewish Russia Ukraine is an invaluable; highly recommended travel guide for planning and implementing a trip in search of their family heritage and religious roots throughout Russian and the Ukraine.
