- 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. The Italian Jews on the Eve of the Fascist Takeover. 1. The Italian Jews
2. Racism, Anti-Semitism, and Anti-Zionism in Italy
3. The Fascist attitude: its initial contacts with the Jews ; II. The Years of Adjustment: 1922-1932. 4. A difficult beginning
5. Toward an agreement
6. The 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. The Italian government and the German Anti-Semitic measures
10. Anti-Semitism threatens Italy
11. The Italian Jews react ; IV. Fascist Foreign Policy and Zionism. 12. Mussolini and Zionism
13. The first phase: prelude to war in Ethiopia
14. The second phase: the war in Ethiopia and Zionism
15. The third phase: breaking realtions ; V. The Crisis Deepens: 1935-1937. 16. The war in Ethiopia
17. The Tripoli incidents
18. The growing press campaign against the Jews
19. Repercussions on Italian Jewry ; Part Two. VI. The 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. The 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. The implementation of the Anti-Semitic laws
30. Fascist propaganda and public opinion
31. The Foreign Ministry and the Armed Forces overseas
32. The Jews, the union of the communities, and the DELASEM
33. The Jews and Anti-Fascism ; VIII. The Last Act of the Tragedy: Nazi Extermination. 34. The Badoglio government
35. The Italian Social Republic
RSI
36. Hunting down the Jews.
- Other Authors/Editors
- Adler, Franklin Hugh, 1944-
Miller, Robert L., translator.
De Felice, Renzo, 1929-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
- Notes
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"Published in association with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part One. I. The Italian Jews on the Eve of the Fascist Takeover. 1. The Italian Jews -- 2. Racism, Anti-Semitism, and Anti-Zionism in Italy -- 3. The Fascist attitude: its initial contacts with the Jews ; II. The Years of Adjustment: 1922-1932. 4. A difficult beginning -- 5. Toward an agreement -- 6. The 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. The Italian government and the German Anti-Semitic measures -- 10. Anti-Semitism threatens Italy -- 11. The Italian Jews react ; IV. Fascist Foreign Policy and Zionism. 12. Mussolini and Zionism -- 13. The first phase: prelude to war in Ethiopia -- 14. The second phase: the war in Ethiopia and Zionism -- 15. The third phase: breaking realtions ; V. The Crisis Deepens: 1935-1937. 16. The war in Ethiopia -- 17. The Tripoli incidents -- 18. The growing press campaign against the Jews -- 19. Repercussions on Italian Jewry ; Part Two. VI. The 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. The 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. The implementation of the Anti-Semitic laws -- 30. Fascist propaganda and public opinion -- 31. The Foreign Ministry and the Armed Forces overseas -- 32. The Jews, the union of the communities, and the DELASEM -- 33. The Jews and Anti-Fascism ; VIII. The Last Act of the Tragedy: Nazi Extermination. 34. The Badoglio government -- 35. The Italian Social Republic -- RSI -- 36. Hunting down the Jews.