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The Jews in Italy under Fascist and Nazi Rule, 1922-1945

By Joshua D. Zimmerman

Book information

Year
2009
ISBN
9780521145947, 9780521841016, 9780511471063, 0521841011, 0521145945
Open Library ID
OL17186913M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
13 MB (13534642 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
396\400
Topic
History
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

The Jews of Italy under Fascist and Nazi Rule, 1922-1945 brings to light the Italian-Jewish experience from the start of Mussolini's prime ministership through the end of the Second World War. Challenging the myth of Italian benevolence during the Fascist period, the authors investigate the treatment of Jews by Italians during the Holocaust, and the native versus foreign roots of Italian fascist anti-Semitism. Each essay in this volume each illustrates a different aspect of Italian Jewry under Fascist and Nazi rule. Areas of inquiry include the role of the Catholic Church with special reference to Pope Pius XII, Mussolini's attitude and anti-Jewish policies leading to the onset of the 1938 Italian racial laws, and the Italian popular reactions to anti-Jewish persecution. Included also is an examination of cover images and articles from the Italian racist newspaper La Difesa della Razza intended to lay bare the influence of the Italian media on the general Italian public.

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