CHAIR
Daina Eglitis
(George Washington U, US)
PAPERS
Maria Madalina Irimia
(The Center for the Study of Jewish History, Romania)
Anti-Jewish Violence in Modern Romania:
Pogroms, Plunder and Expulsions after 1859
Felicia Waldman
(U of Bucharest, Romania)
The Obsession with Numerus Clausus in Early 20th century Romania
and its Legislation
Gershon Bacon
(Bar-Ilan U, Israel)
Great Achievement, Toxic Heritage, De Facto Reality:
The Minorities Treaties, Jewish Autonomy, and Polish-Jewish Relations, 1919-1939
Zohar Segev
(U of Haifa, Israel)
Immigration, Politics and Democracy:
The World Jewish Congress in Eastern Europe, 1936-1939
Daniel Solomon
(Georgetown U, US)
Explaining Subnational Variations in Pogrom Violence:
The Case of Kristallnacht
DISCUSSANT
Robert Moses Shapiro
(CUNY Brooklyn College, US)