- Summary
- An extremely detailed account and history of the Italian Jews during Italy's 23-year history of fascism and involvement in World War II.
- Uniform Title
- Storia degli ebrei italiani sotto il fascismo. English
- Other Title
- Storia degli ebrei italiani sotto il fascismo.
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- De Felice, Renzo, 1929- author.
- Published
- New York : Enigma Books, [2015]
- Locale
- Italy
- Edition
- Third English edition
First paperback edition
- Contents
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Part One. I. Italian Jews on the Eve of the Fascist Takeover. 1. Italian Jews
2. Racism, Anti-Semitism, and Anti-Zionism in Italy
3. Fascist attitude: its initial contacts with the Jews ; II. Years of Adjustment: 1922-1932. 4. A difficult beginning
5. Toward an agreement
6. New establishment of the Jewish communities
7. Palestine and Italian public opinion ; III. In Hitler's Shadow: The Internal Contradictions of Fascism
1933-1934. 8. Hitler takes power: the initial consequences
9. Italian government and the German Anti-Semitic measures
10. Anti-Semitism threatens Italy
11. Italian Jews react ; IV. Fascist Foreign Policy and Zionism. 12. Mussolini and Zionism
13. First phase: prelude to war in Ethiopia
14. Second phase: the war in Ethiopia and Zionism
15. Third phase: breaking realtions ; V. Crisis Deepens: 1935-1937. 16. War in Ethiopia
17. Tripoli incidents
18. Growing press campaign against the Jews
19. Repercussions on Italian Jewry ; Part Two. VI. Preparation of the Anti-Semitic Measures: January to November 1938. 20. Mussolini's position
21. Preparing public opinion
22. Fascist part and government initiatives up to September 1938
23. Project to settle the Jews in Italian East Africa
24. Fascist party and government initiatives up to November 1938
25. Italian public opinion
26. Italian Jewry and first Anti-Semitic mesures
27. International reaction ; VII. Fascist Persecution. 28. Anti-Semitic legislation and Fascist policy
29. Implementation of the Anti-Semitic laws
30. Fascist propaganda and public opinion
31. Foreign Ministry and the Armed Forces overseas
32. Jews, the union of the communities, and the DELASEM
33. Jews and Anti-Fascism ; VIII. Last Act of the Tragedy: Nazi Extermination. 34. Badoglio government
35. Italian Social Republic
RSI
36. Hunting down the Jews.
- Other Authors/Editors
- Adler, Franklin Hugh, 1944-
Miller, Robert L. (Robert Lawrence), 1945-2016, translator.
De Felice, Renzo, 1929-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
- Notes
-
"Published in association with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part One. I. Italian Jews on the Eve of the Fascist Takeover. 1. Italian Jews -- 2. Racism, Anti-Semitism, and Anti-Zionism in Italy -- 3. Fascist attitude: its initial contacts with the Jews ; II. Years of Adjustment: 1922-1932. 4. A difficult beginning -- 5. Toward an agreement -- 6. New establishment of the Jewish communities -- 7. Palestine and Italian public opinion ; III. In Hitler's Shadow: The Internal Contradictions of Fascism -- 1933-1934. 8. Hitler takes power: the initial consequences -- 9. Italian government and the German Anti-Semitic measures -- 10. Anti-Semitism threatens Italy -- 11. Italian Jews react ; IV. Fascist Foreign Policy and Zionism. 12. Mussolini and Zionism -- 13. First phase: prelude to war in Ethiopia -- 14. Second phase: the war in Ethiopia and Zionism -- 15. Third phase: breaking realtions ; V. Crisis Deepens: 1935-1937. 16. War in Ethiopia -- 17. Tripoli incidents -- 18. Growing press campaign against the Jews -- 19. Repercussions on Italian Jewry ; Part Two. VI. Preparation of the Anti-Semitic Measures: January to November 1938. 20. Mussolini's position -- 21. Preparing public opinion -- 22. Fascist part and government initiatives up to September 1938 -- 23. Project to settle the Jews in Italian East Africa -- 24. Fascist party and government initiatives up to November 1938 -- 25. Italian public opinion -- 26. Italian Jewry and first Anti-Semitic mesures -- 27. International reaction ; VII. Fascist Persecution. 28. Anti-Semitic legislation and Fascist policy -- 29. Implementation of the Anti-Semitic laws -- 30. Fascist propaganda and public opinion -- 31. Foreign Ministry and the Armed Forces overseas -- 32. Jews, the union of the communities, and the DELASEM -- 33. Jews and Anti-Fascism ; VIII. Last Act of the Tragedy: Nazi Extermination. 34. Badoglio government -- 35. Italian Social Republic -- RSI -- 36. Hunting down the Jews.
