Language:
Romanian
Year of publication:
2012
Titel der Quelle:
Buletinul Centrului, Muzeului şi Arhivei Istorice a Evreilor din România
Angaben zur Quelle:
14-15 (2012) 226-243
Keywords:
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Influence
Abstract:
Argues that the antisemitism promoted in the Romanian press in the weeks leading up to both the Legionnaires' rebellion against Antonescu and the Bucharest pogrom in January 1941 contributed to the anti-Jewish ideological climate. The newspapers repeated and developed traditional antisemitic stereotypes and expressed political, economic, and racial hatred towards the Jews. They reported about violence against the Jews only in passing, and contented themselves with repeating government reports. Right after the rebellion was quelled, the press rallied around the new political directives, which did not differ much ideologically from those of the previous regime, but introduced a more gradual and "legal" implementation of antisemitic measures. The new government's directives to the press reveal a general orientation towards integral nationalism, which favored a methodic resolution of the "Jewish problem" in a way that would not rock the economy. The media's antisemitic offensive did not, however, subside, but started up again with new vigor, though the violent language of the Legionnaires was abandoned. Concludes that the antisemitic discourse promoted in the media reflected both the international situation and the success of previous propaganda efforts.
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