Jewish Forced Labor in Romania, 1940-1944
Jewish Forced Labor in Romania, 1940-1944 Between Romania's entry into World War II in 1941 and the ouster of dictator Ion Antonescu three years later, over 105,000 Jews were forced to work in…
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Jewish Forced Labor in Romania, 1940-1944
Between Romania's entry into World War II in 1941 and the ouster of dictator Ion Antonescu three years later, over 105,000 Jews were forced to work in internment and labor camps, labor battalions, government institutions, and private industry. And yet the situation that arose from the combination of Antonescu's paranoias and the peculiarities of the Romanian system of forced-labor organization meant that most Jewish laborers survived. Particularly for those in the labor battalions, this period was characterized by extraordinary physical and psychological suffering, hunger, inadequate shelter, and dangerous or even deadly working conditions.
Author Dallas Michelbacher examines the relationship between the system of forced labor and the Jewish Forced Labor in Romania explores the ideological and legal background of this system of forced labor, its purpose, and its evolution.