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Iuliu Barasch – profil biografic și discursive
Iuliu Barasch – a Biographical and Discursive Profile

Author(s): Lidia Trăușan-Matu
Subject(s): Cultural history, History of ideas, Local History / Microhistory, Jewish Thought and Philosophy
Published by: Editura Hasefer
Keywords: religious tolerance; civil and political emancipation; Jewish identity; legislation;

Summary/Abstract: This study focuses on the biography and cultural activity of one of the most renowned Jewish intellectuals in modern Romania – Doctor Iuliu Barasch. Along his spectacular career, Barasch remained a staunch supporter of the granting citizenship rights to Jews, as well as a moderate promoter of integration, for which he provided his personal example of involvement in different types of activities, institutions and jobs. Barasch was a founder of institutions and contributed in person to the advancement of education and medicine. This research relies on a (re)reading of primary sources.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 4+5(20+21)
  • Page Range: 164-173
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Romanian