Original scientific paper
SOCIAL INTEGRATION OF THE JEWS OF ISTRIA IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
Darko Dukovski
; Pula, Croatia
Abstract
In this study the author looks at the life of Istria's small Jewish community during the first half of the twentieth century. He sheds light on the process of socialization and acculturation that took place in urban environments during the period of industrialization. He examines the complex relations between the Jewish and Christian communities. He studies the role played by the Jewish community in the socioeconomic and cultural life of Istria. In particular, he examines the issue of Jewish self-identity before and during the period of fascist rule. He especially studies the effects of racial laws. He also writes about the differences between Italian fascist and nazi anti-semitic policies, especially apparent after the capitulation of Italy, when German forces undertook a policy of extermination of Jewish communities on the Italian territories they occupied. Parallel to this, the author tries to show the conditions in which Jews lived at that time, when they were reduced to the status of non-citizens.
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Hrčak ID:
213961
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Publication date:
5.5.1997.
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