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Italian ed. (1982)

{it} Meir Michaelis. Mussolini and the Jews: German-Italian relations and the Jewish question in Italy, 1922-1945. Oxford: Institute of Jewish Affairs; London, Clarendon Press; New York: Oxford University Press, 1978.

Translations

• {it} Mussolini e la questione ebraica. Milano [Italy]: Edizioni di Comunità, 1982.

Abstract

"Analyzes the various stages by which the fascist regime passed from anti-racialism to racial antisemitism on the German model, by focusing on the impact of German-Italian relations on the evolution of the racial question in Italy. Shows how fascist antisemitic policy was shaped by the necessities of the Axis agreement from the beginning, despite the fundamental conflicts of interest and the different positions toward racism. Examines direct and indirect German interference in Italian policy, as well as the reaction of Italian Jews to fascism. Based on unpublished records."--

Contents

The historical background -- Mussolini and the Jews (1922-1932) -- The rise of Hitler and the first anti-semitic campaign in Italy (1933-1934) -- Abyssinia, Spain, and the rapprochement with Nazi Germany (1935-1936) -- From the axis alliance to the Munich Conference (1936-1938) -- From the Munich Conference to the Pact of Steel (1938-1939) -- Towards non-belligerency (1939) -- From non-belligerency to war (1939-1940) -- War and defeat I (1940-1943) -- War and defeat II (1943-1945) -- Epilogue.