The Romanian Orthodox Church and the Holocaust

“An important book” that delves into the role of religious authorities in Romania during the Holocaust, and the continuing effects today ( Antisemitism Studies ). In 1930, about 750,000 Jews called Romania home. At the end of World War II, approximately half of them survived. Only recently, after the fall of Communism, are details of the history of the Holocaust in Romania coming to light. Ion Popa explores this history by scrutinizing the role of the Romanian Orthodox Church from 1938 to the pr