NATIONALIST IDEOLOGY AND ANTISEMITISM The Case of Romanian Intellectuals in the 1930s by LEON VOLOVICI Translated from the Romanian by CHARLES KORMOS Published for the Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism (SICSA), The Hebrew University of Jerusalem by © PERGAMON PRESS OXFORD - NEW YORK - SEOUL - TOKYOStudies in Antisemitism Series Editor: YEHUDA BAUER Chairman, Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Studies in Antisemitism brings together in one series major worldwide research on this complex phenomenon—in the Western democracies and the East European regimes, in the Americas and the Islamic world--from which the student and decision-maker as well as the general public may learn. The Studies cover antisemitism, ancient and modern, from a broad range of perspectives: historical, religious, political, cultural, social, psychological and economic. ALMOG, 5. (editor) Antisemitism Through the Ages ALMOG, S. Nationalism & Antisemitism in Modern Europe 1815-1945 NETTLER, R. L. Past Trials and Present Tribulations: A Muslim Fundamentalist’s View of the Jews YADLIN, R. An Arrogant Oppressive Spirit: Anti-Zionism as Anti-Judaism in Egypt Forthcoming Volumes in the Series EVERETT, R. Christianity without Antisemitism: James Parkes and the Jewish-Christian Encounter REVEL-NEHER, E. The Image of the Jew in Byzantine ArtUK USA. KOREA JAPAN Pergamon Press pic, Headington Hill Hall, Oxford OX3 OBW, England Pergamon Press, Inc., 395 Saw Mill River Road, Elmsford, New York 10523. U.S.A. a Pergamon Press Korea, KPO Box 315, Seoul 110-603, Korea “ Pergamon Press, 8th Floor, Matsuoka Central Building, 1-7-1 Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160, Japan Copyright © 1991 Pergamon Press ple reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, electrostatic. magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording ot otherwise, without permission in writing from the publishers. First edition 1991 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Volovici, Leon Nationalist ideology & antisemitism: the case of Romanian intellectuals in the 1930s/by Leon Volivici: translated from the Romanian by Charles Kormos.—tst ed. p. _ cm.—(Studies in antisemitism) Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. 1. Antisemitism—Romania—History. 2. Nationalism— Romania—History—20th century. 3. Intellectuals— Romania—History—20th cantury. 4, Romania—Politics and = government—1914-1944. 5. Romania—Ethnic relations. |, Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism (Universitah ha-‘ivrit bi Yerushalayim), Il. Title, Ill. Title: Nationalist ideclogy and antisemitism. IV. Series. DS146.R6VES 1991 305.8'009498-de20 91-7642 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Volovici, Leon Nationalist ideology & antisemitism: the case of Romanian intellectuals in the 1930s—(Studies in Antisemitism). 1, Romania. Jews. Racial discrimination |. Title Il. Vidal Sassoon Intemational Center for the Study of Antisemitism Hi. Series 305.8924 ISBN 0-08-041024-3 Printed in Great Britain by B.P.C.C. Wheatons Ltd, Exeter