Apologetics and the Search for Roots: The Jewish Past in Romania as Presented in „Revista Cultului Mozaic”, 1956-1976
Apologetics and the Search for Roots: The Jewish Past in Romania as Presented in „Revista Cultului Mozaic”, 1956-1976

Summary/Abstract: The aim of our paper is to examine how the Jewish past in Romania was presented during two decades of the Communist period, 1956-1976, in Revista Cultului Mozaic, the official publication of the Jewish Communities Federation and of the Chief Rabbinate of the country. What was the level of the presentation of the Jewish past? In what forms were the articles written? Was this presentation a way to help the Jews of Romania search for their roots, or was it a form of apologetics? Who were the persons and institutions interested in that presentation of the Jewish past in Romania, and why? Who were the authors of the articles? Did that presentation influence Jewish life in Romania? To answer these questions, we reviewed the collection of Revista Cultului Mozaic of 1956-1976.

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