Jewish Displaced Persons in Italy 1943–1951: Politics, Rehabilitation, Identity

ISBN-13: 9781032223551 / Angielski

Chiara Renzo

Opis

This book focuses on the experiences of thousands of Jewish displaced persons who lived in refugee camps in Italy between the liberation of the southern region in 1943 and the early 1950s, waiting for their resettlement outside of Europe. It explores daily life in the refugee camps, and interaction with the multitude of international actors involved in the rescue, rehabilitation and resettlement of the Jewish peoples. Drawing on a wide array of sources, this book sheds light on the dilemmas people faced when reconstructing their lives when, as refugees, they were able to shape a vivid temporary community. Against the backdrop of the better-known events of clandestine emigration, the book explores the Jewish displaced persons’ approach to Zionism, their cultural revival, the role of humanitarian organizations and the attitude of the Italian authorities.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements

List of acronyms

List of figures and tables

Notes on transliteration and Hebrew terms

Introduction

Map

Chapter 1: The liberation of southern Italy and the first core of Jewish refugees

Chapter 2: Living in the refugee camps, longing for "a new, quiet, and safe home"

Chapter 3: Plural identities, one shared goal: rebuilding home and family in the refugee camps

Chapter 4: Confronting the past while building the future: long waits, responsibilities, unexpected outcomes

Conclusion

Tables

Glossary

Archives

Index

O autorze

Chiara Renzo is a Postdoctoral Fellow in History at the Department of Asian and North African Studies at Ca' Foscari University in Venice and teaches Migration and Media at the University of Florence. Her research deals with different aspects of Jewish migrations from the Holocaust to the decolonization.