Deutschland und die Verfolgung der Juden im rumänischen Machtbereich 1940-1944

Examines Romanian interactions with the Germans in the planning, development, and implementation of the Final Solution in Romania under the Antonescu regime between 1940-44. Differentiates three stages: 1. "Kongruenz" 1940-41: deprivation of rights, expropriation, and deportations of Jews from Bukovina and Bessarabia to Transnistria. Antonescu's policies were carried out under the practical advice of Nazi officials in Bucharest. 2. "Divergenz" 1942: the Nazis demanded the deportation of all Romanian Jews who were fit to work to be sent to the Generalgouvernement in Poland. In July 1942, the Romanian government issued a written agreement for the deportation of Jews from Südsiebenbürgen and Banat, but the measure was delayed and never implemented. 3. "Dissenz" 1943-44: at the beginning of 1943 the Nazis again demanded the deportation of all the Jews from Romania or Romanian-occupied territories, beginning with Transnistria. But the Romanian government refused, propagating, instead, their emigration (especially to Palestine). Subsequently, Romanian authorities allowed some aid to reach the Jews in Transnistria (e.g. from the Red Cross). Finally, in March 1944, the surviving Jews were repatriated to Bessarabia and Bukovina. Concludes that the changes in Romanian policy were due to the growing evidence that Germany was losing the war on the Eastern front. Copyright Institut für Ost- und Südeuropaforschung, Regensburg. viii, 303 pages : 2 color maps ; 25 cm