Reference Type: Journal Article
Author: Olosz, Levente
Year: 2012
Title: A Demokrata Zsidó Komité kolozsvári tagozata 1947-1953 között
Translated Title: [The Cluj branch of the Jewish Democratic Committee between 1947 and 1953]
Journal: Magyar Kisebbség - Nemzetpolitikai Szemle
Volume: 3-4
Issue: 65-66
Pages: 249-298
Language: Hungarian
Keywords: Jewish minority, history, ethnic identity, post-communist era, communist era, discrimination, minority organizations, religion, antisemitism, press, elites, Transylvania, propaganda, hungarian jews, emigration, zionism, politics, authorities, education, censorship, destruction, economy, integration, ideology, anti-zionism, Cluj-Napoca
Abstract: (En) The study presents the history between 1948 and 1953 of the Cluj branch of the Jewish Democratic Committee (JDC), highlighting its anti- Zionist cultural activity and its relationship with the ruling power. I also attempt to describe the notion on identity of its members. Consequently I also wish to elucidate whether this organization contributed to the shaping of the identity of the Jewish community in Cluj following World War II, and if yes, how it did. Most of the works published on the situation of the
Jewish community of Romania following World War II and on the general activity of the Jewish Democratic Committee deal with the searching for self-definition of the Jewish community, the problems they met and the attempts to solve these, respectively the role of the JDC, as the servant of the ruling power. My main purpose is to present these processes on the level of a smaller town, Cluj, where Jews represented a significant minority
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