Italian Jews and Fascism

Edited by Franklin Hugh Adler

Reviewing the totality of Italian work on Fascism produced during the past two decades, it is safe to say that no topic has received more attention than what happened to the Jews during the Fascist regime, the German occupation, and the immediate postwar period. Regrettably, little of this newer literature has been translated or received significant attention outside Italy, either among those who specialize in European fascism or those who focus on the Shoah, despite its obvious comparative value. It is for that reason that this special issue of Telos appears, featuring contributions by Italian scholars whose research illuminates what had previously been mystified and left largely to official myths and the fortunes of anecdotal apologia.

Introduction: The Particularities of Fascist Anti-Semitism
Franklin Hugh Adler

On Myth Making and Nation Building: The Genesis of the “Myth of the Good Italian,” 1943–1947
Guri Schwarz

Fascism, Anti-Semitism, and Racism: An Ongoing Debate
Ilaria Pavan

Italian Intellectuals and the Exclusion of Their Jewish Colleagues from Universities and Academies
Annalisa Capristo

The Expulsion of Jewish Professors from University Science Departments during Fascism
Giorgio Israel

The Vatican, Racism, and Anti-Semitism between Pius XI and Pius XII
Valerio De Cesaris

The Catholic Church and Italian Fascism at the Breaking Point: A Cultural Perspective
Valerio De Cesaris

Renzo De Felice’s Storia of Anti-Jewish Persecution: Context, Chronological Dimension, and Sources
Michele Sarfatti