Jewish forced labor in Romania, 1940-1944 / Dallas Michelbacher.
2020
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Title
Jewish forced labor in Romania, 1940-1944 / Dallas Michelbacher.
Imprint
Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2020]
Description
1 online resource (ix, 167 pages)
Formatted Contents Note
"Work in the community interest"
Trial and error
The "review of the working Jews"
In the shadow of Belzec
The apogee
Travails ended, Justice averted.
Trial and error
The "review of the working Jews"
In the shadow of Belzec
The apogee
Travails ended, Justice averted.
Summary
"Between Romania's entry into World War II in 1941 and the ouster of dictator Ion Antonescu three years later, over 105,000 Jews were forced to work in internment and labor camps, labor battalions, government institutions, and private industry. Particularly for those in the labor battalions, this period was characterized by extraordinary physical and psychological suffering, hunger, inadequate shelter, and dangerous or even deadly working conditions. And yet the situation that arose from the combination of Antonescu's paranoias and the peculiarities of the Romanian system of forced-labor organization meant that most Jewish laborers survived. Jewish Forced Labor in Romania explores the ideological and legal background of this system of forced labor, its purpose, and its evolution. Author Dallas Michelbacher examines the relationship between the system of forced labor and the Romanian government's plans for the "solution to the Jewish question." In doing so, Michelbacher highlights the key differences between the Romanian system of forced labor and the well-documented use of forced labor in Nazi Germany and neighboring Hungary. Jewish Forced Labor in Romania explores the internal logic of the Antonescu regime and how it balanced its ideological imperative for antisemitic persecution with the economic needs of a state engaged in total war whose economy was still heavily dependent on the skills of its Jewish population"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 10, 2020).
Available in Other Form
Print version: Michelbacher, Dallas. Jewish forced labor in Romania, 1940-1944. Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2020]
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Language
English
ISBN
9780253047458 electronic book
0253047455 electronic book
9780253047380 hardcover
9780253047434 paperback
0253047455 electronic book
9780253047380 hardcover
9780253047434 paperback
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