Waiting for Jerusalem: Surviving the Holocaust in Romania (Contributions to the Study of World History) [Hardcover]

I.C. Butnaru (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0313287988 | ISBN-13: 978-0313287985 | Publication Date: April 30, 1993

In this volume, the first English-language account of the underground Jewish resistance in Romania, I. C. Butnaru examines the efforts that resulted in some 300,000 Romanian Jews surviving the Holocaust. After detailing the rise of the fascist Iron Guards and the consequences of German domination, Butnaru describes the organization of the Jewish resistance movement, its various contacts within the government, and its activities. While emphasizing the role played by Zionist youth organizations which smuggled Jews from Europe and arranged illegal emigration, Butnaru also describes the role of Jewish parachutists from Palestine, the links between the resistance and the key international Jewish organizations, and even the links with the Gestapo. Waiting for Jerusalem is the most comprehensive study of the efforts to save the Jewish population of Romania, and, as such, will be of considerable use to scholars and students of the Holocaust and Eastern European Studies.

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“Richly documented and clearly informed by the author's own experiences . . . this work makes a significant addition to a largely unexplored area of Holocaust literature.”–Choice

About the Author

I. C. BUTNARU was in a Romanian labor camp during World War II.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 280 pages
• Publisher: Greenwood Press (April 30, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0313287988
• ISBN-13: 978-0313287985
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,552,578 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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