by Radu Ioanid (Author)
Radu Ioanid's account of the destruction of Jews and Gypsies under the regime of Ion Antonescu, based upon privileged access to secret East European government archives, is an unprecedented analysis of heretofore purposely hidden materials. He builds an accurate perspective on Romanian policies of racism, anti-Semitism, and Jewish extermination during this extraordinary period in world history. Published in association with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. With a Foreword by Elie Wiesel. Invaluable...monumental...no comparable work in any language has documented this important history with the thoroughness, skill, and analytical sophistication this book demonstrates.-Leo Spitzer, Dartmouth College.
Author Biography
Radu Ioanid was born and grew up in Bucharest, Romania. He was director of the Benjamin and Vladka Meed Registry of Jewish Holocaust Survivors at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and is now the ambassador of Romania to Israel. Mr. Ioanid's other books include The Sword of the Archangel: Fascist Ideology in Romania and The Ransom of the Jews: The Story of the Extraordinary Secret Bargain between Romania and Israel.