Holocaust Survivors and Soviet Policies in Postwar Chernivtsi, 1944-1946
Holocaust Survivors and Soviet Policies in Postwar Chernivtsi, 1944-1946
Author(s): Natalya LazarSubject(s): Social history, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of the Holocaust
Published by: Editura Hasefer
Keywords: Holocaust; survivors; Transnistria; Jewish returnees; postwar Chernivtsi;
Summary/Abstract: This article examines experiences of Jewish survivors in a Soviet borderland city. After liberation by the Red Army, the city of Chernivtsi (also known as Czernowitz and Cernăuți) became the return destination for many Jewish survivors deported to Transnistrian camps and ghettoes. Furthermore, due to the efforts of local mayor Traian Popovici, thousands of Czernowitz Jews were exempted from deportations. This study scrutinizes experiences of survivors after liberation, their encounter with the Soviet policies, and attempts to revive Jewish life in the rapidly Sovietized city.
Journal: Revista de Istorie a Evreilor din Romania
- Issue Year: 2016
- Issue No: 1 (16-17)
- Page Range: 350-360
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English
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