Antisemitism in Banat in the Context of the First World War: From Words to Reality
Antisemitism in Banat in the Context of the First World War: From Words to Reality
Author(s): Horațiu SuciuSubject(s): Local History / Microhistory, Nationalism Studies, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), Period(s) of Nation Building, History of Antisemitism, Inter-Ethnic Relations, Ethnic Minorities Studies, Politics and Identity, Identity of Collectives
Published by: Institutul National pentru Studierea Holocaustului din Romania ELIE WIESEL
Keywords: antisemitism; Banat; First World War; Austro-Hungary; antisemitic violence;
Summary/Abstract: This research paper presents some stereotypes prevalent among the Romanians from Banat during the First World War, based on the written press from the region. The depiction of the Jews was reinforced by the statement that in Banat (then still in Hungary), Jews identified themselves as Hungarians and, as a result, they were the Romanians’ “oppressor enemies”. The paper describes how antisemitism gained new arguments among the Romanians during the world conflagration, once they came into contact with Jews from the East (from today’s Ukraine). After the end of the conflict, with the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, in the circumstances of the disappearance of any authority, a great many brutalities occurred in Banat against those considered representatives of the Hungarian State. The paper enumerates violent acts directed against the Jewish population.
Journal: Holocaust. Studii şi cercetări
- Issue Year: XVII/2025
- Issue No: 18
- Page Range: 11-38
- Page Count: 28
- Language: English
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