XIXth Century Romanian Intellectual Anti-Semitism in a Comparative Perspective
XIXth century Romanian intellectual anti-semitism in a comparative perspective

Summary/Abstract: The article investigates the differences and similarities between Romanian intellectual anti-Semitism and well-known theories of race during the XIXth century. It argues that Romanian anti-Semitism was not infused with theories of race, but based on attacks on the Jewish culture. It finds that, unlike in the case of racists, Romanian anti-Semites envisioned assimilation as a way to get rid of the „Jewish” threat. The article argues that it is the absence of assimilation in the case of Romanian Jews which precluded the development of racial anti-Semitism. The article tries to improve the conceptualization of anti-Semitism by distinguishing racism from other streams of thought.

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