Reference Type: Book Section
Author: Badrus, Nadia
Year: 2008
Title: Identitate etnică, parcurs biografic şi opţiuni politice. Evreii din România şi comunismul
Translated Title: [Ethnic Identity, Biographical Trajectory and Political Options; Romanian Jews and Communism]
Editor: Florin, Abraham
Book Title: Partide politice şi minorităţi naţionale din România în secolul XX
City: Sibiu
Publisher: Techno Media
Volume: 3
Pages: 252-262
Language: Romanian
Keywords: Jewish minority, sociology, history, communist era, ethnic identity, religious identity, politics, ideology, testimonies
Abstract: (En) The study attempts to describe the influence that ethnic identity had over biographical trajectory and political options of some Romanian Jews in the second third of the 20th century, and more precisely, it deals with their somewhat special attraction towards communist ideology. This situation is explained by the impact that anti-Semitic measures, taken mostly by Antonescu regime, had upon the lives of all the Jews in Romania. As a result, some of them initially favoured Communism, specially because of its promise to ignore ethnic identity. Taking into account personal testimonies, the study offers an inside perspective into the psychological mechanisms of these decisions.
URL: http://www.scribd.com/doc/201375372/Partide-politice-3