by Radu Ioanid
First published 2000
Archival records, survivor accounts, and newly uncovered documents expose the devastating toll of the Holocaust on Romania's once-thriving Jewish population. As the regime of Ion Antonescu systematically exterminates hundreds of thousands, rare acts of support and shocking betrayals emerge. This unprecedented analysis lays bare the harrowing realities of genocide, culminating in a poignant reckoning with a nation's complicity in unspeakable atrocities.
Genres: history, 20th-century, romania, non-fiction, academic, jewish
Vibes: dark, emotional, thought-provoking
Tropes: historical-fiction, investigative-journalism
Setting: Romania
Period: 20th-century
381 pages · Hardcover · Ivan R. Dee
Content warnings: violence