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Isaia Tolan, “Revizuirea incetatenirilor,” Curentul, vol. 11, no. 3581, January 21, 1938, p. 7),
“Decretul-lege pentru oprirea casatoriilor intre romanii de singe si evrei” and “Decretul-lege privitor la
starea juridica a locuitorilor evrei din Romania,” Curentul, vol. 13, no. 4483, August 11, 1940, p. 4;
exclusion <strong>of</strong> Jewish lawyers from <strong>the</strong> Bar, <strong>of</strong> Jewish employees from <strong>the</strong> National Railroad Company,
from cultural institutions “Elimination <strong>of</strong> Jews from <strong>the</strong>atres and any artistic enterprises. Decision <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>
Ministry <strong>of</strong> Culture and Arts” (Curentul, vol. 13, no. 4520, September 11, 1940, p. 1) or from <strong>the</strong> natinal
education system (Lorin Popescu, “107 zile de munca in cimpul scolii, al bisericii si al artelor,”
Curentul, vol. 14, no. 4630, January 1, 1941, p. 9),expropriation <strong>of</strong> rural and urban goods <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Jewish
population (“Importanta decretului-lege pentru exproprierea imobilelor urbane ale evreilor. Declaratiile
facute presei de catre d. Nichifor Crainic, ministrul propagandei,” Viata, no. 3, vol. 1, April 2, 1941, p.
7), <strong>the</strong> law establishing <strong>the</strong> mandatory “work for <strong>the</strong> community” for Jews (“Toti evreii din Capitala sunt
obligati sa presteze munca in folos obstesc,” Universul, vol. 58, no. 217, August 13, 1941, p. 3), <strong>the</strong>
establishment <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Romanian Jews Central (“Spre rezolvarea problemei evreilor in Romania,” Viata,
vol. 1, no. 264, December 22, 1941, pp. 1,3), <strong>the</strong> new statute <strong>of</strong> Jewish doctors (“Organizarea si
functionarea Colegiului medicilor,” Universul, Vol. al 60-lea, no. 270, October 3, 1943, p. 7),
confiscation <strong>of</strong> radio equipemnt owned by Jews (Alex. Hodos, “Israel intr-o noua robie…,” Curentul, vol.
14, no. 4871, September 7, 1941, pp. 1, 7), military taxes imposed on Jews (“Evreii care locuiesc in
strainatate vor plati inzecitul taxelor militare,” Viata, vol. 1, no. 215, November 3, 1941, p. 3), <strong>the</strong> law <strong>of</strong>
“covering <strong>the</strong> Jewish interests” (“Numele persoanelor care au camuflat interesele evreiesti,” Viata, vol.
2, no. 492, September 6, 1942, p. 5), increase <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> price <strong>of</strong> bread for <strong>the</strong> Jews (Porunca Vremii, vol. 11,
no. 2307, August 20, 1942, p. 3). Romanian newspapers also inform regularly, widely and
sympa<strong>the</strong>tically, on antisemitic measures instituted by o<strong>the</strong>r countries, wishing to demostrate that what
was happening in Romania was in accordance with <strong>the</strong> events in “civilized Europe” (“Evreii din Franta
in tabere de munca,” Viata, no. 47, vol. 1, May 17, 1941). O<strong>the</strong>r newspapers print <strong>the</strong> antisemitic foreign
litertaure (Porunca Vremii, for instance, publishes in a series, in <strong>the</strong> vol.ui 1942 <strong>the</strong>, sadly famous, book
<strong>of</strong> Edouard Drumont La France juive under <strong>the</strong> title “Kiked France”).
“Un rezumat complect asupra modului in care s-a desfasurat rebeliunea,” Curentul, vol. 14, no.
4663, February 7, 1941, p. 7.
“Bilantul rebeliunii,” Curentul, vol. 14, no. 4663, February 7, 1941, p. 8.
“Barbaria bolsevica a distrus capitala Basarabiei,” Curentul, 14, no. 4832, July 30, 1941, p. 5; C.
Mironescu, “Jidanii alaturi de bolsevici sunt autorii distrugerii Chisinaului,” Curentul, vol. 14, no. 4837,
August 4, 1941, p. 7; or Radian Eugen, “Dinamitat si incendiat, Chisinaul nu May este azi decat un
imens morman de ruine. Cardasia jidanilor cu bolsevicii,” Curentul, vol. 14, no. 4843, August 10, 1941,
p. 5.
Pamfil Seicaru, “Romanizare si birocratie,” Curentul, vol. 14, no. 4891, September 27, 1941, p. 1.
Savin Popescu Lupu, “Jidovii apostoli. Cum au darimat localurile de scoala. Apostoli-felceri. Despre
imoralitatea evreicei invatatoare. Urmele jidovilor in scoli,” Viata, vol. 1, no. 271, December 31, 1941,
p. 5.
There are countless articles praising this measure. To illustrate with two examples: “A inceput lupta
pentru purificarea rassei,” Curentul, vol. 14, no. 4801, June 29, 1941, p. 3; and “Evreii din comunele
rurale vor fi indepartati. Comunicat,” Viata, vol. 1, no. 89, June 29, 1941, p. 1.
“500 de evrei comunisti executati la Iasi. Ei au tras din case focuri asupra ostasilor germani si
romani. Comunicat,” Universul, vol. 58, no. 175 (July 2, 1941), p. 1.
“Pentru fiecare ostas german sau roman vor fi executati 50 iudeo-comunisti. Comunicat,” Curentul,
vol. 14, no. 4806, July 4, 1941, p. 1.
C. Soldan, “Tradari…,” Universul, vol. 58, no. 178, July 5, 1941, p. 1.