The Romanian Orthodox Church and the Holocaust (Studies in Antisemitism)
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (579 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0253029562 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Ion Popa has done an excellent job finding strong support for the constant antisemitism of the Romanian Orthodox Church, its militantism, and its mostly negative, bleak, and sad record during the Holocaust in not helping the Jews of Romania." Radu Ioanid, author of The Holocaust in Romania"Especially valuable for our understanding of the institutional antisemitism of the Romanian Orthodox Church, the Iron Guard, Ion Antonescu, and communism under the regime of Nicolae Ceausescu." Dennis Deletant, author of Romania Under Communist Rule
Ion Popa is a Claims Conference Saul Kagan Postdoctoral Fellow in Advanced Shoah Studies and an Honorary Research Fellow of the Centre for Jewish Studies, University of Manchester, UK.
Only recently, after the fall of Communism, are details of the history of the Holocaust in Romania coming to light. In 1930, about 750,000 Jews called Romania home. Ion Popa explores this history by scrutinizing the role of the Romanian Orthodox Church from 1938 to the present day. He analyzes the church's relationship with the Jewish community in Romania, with Judaism, and with the state of Israel, as well as the extent to which the church recognizes its part in the persecution and destruction of Romanian Jews. Popa unveils and questions whitewashing myths that covered up the role of the church in supporting official antisemitic policies of the Romanian government. Popa's highly original analysis illuminates how the church responded to accusations regarding its involvement in the Holocaust, the part it played