#OTD 80 years ago, Traian Popovici died, aged 53. The lawyer served as mayor of Cernăuți from August to December 1941. During that time he argued against deporting the Jewish population to Transnistria, saving thousands of lives. He was made a Righteous Among the Nations in 1969.

Day 16 of Jewish American Heritage Month. One of my favorite synagogues: The gorgeous Eldridge Street Synagogue on the Lower East Side. #JewishAmericanHeritageMonth #jewishritual #synagogue

I am very grateful to Svetlana Suveica for her thoughtful review of my book "Justice and Restitution in Post-Nazi Romania: Rebuilding Jewish Lives and Communities, 1944-1950" (Cambridge UP, 2025) published in Eastern European Holocaust Studies. Many thanks! degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

My review of the book edited by Monica Ciobanu and Mihaela Serban "Between the Memory and Post-Memory of Communism in Romania: Fluid Memories" (Routledge, 2025) was published in the Journal of Romanian Studies. Congratulations to the editors and contributors! www.academia.edu/166265612/Io...

Ionescu Book Review of Between the memory and Post memory of Communism in Romania

Ionescu Book Review of Between the memory and Post memory of Communism in Romania

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Very grateful to Emanuela Grama, @granttharward.bsky.social, Irina Livezeanu, and Mihaela Serban for their reviews of my book ("Justice and Restitution in Post-Nazi Romania" recently published in the Journal of Romanian Studies! Many thanks! www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/jrns/8/1...

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Cambridge Core - Russian and East European History - Justice and Restitution in Post-Nazi Romania

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Narrating the War: Call for Book Proposals for the Series #UkrainianVoices www.linkedin.com/events/74542... www.facebook.com/events/25336...

Great news, team: The incredible cover for Caroline Sturdy Colls forthcoming "Finding Treblinka: Forensic and Archaeological Discoveries" is ready for the world. Even better news? What's inside. Find that & more at @cornellupress.bsky.social's book page: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

I am very grateful to Maria Bucur for her review of my book "Justice and Restitution in Post-Nazi Romania: Rebuilding Jewish Lives and Communities, 1944-1950" (@universitypress.cambridge.org) The American Historical Review, the journal of the American Historical Association. doi.org/10.1093/ahr/...

More on "Teaching a Dark Chapter: History Books and the Holocaust in Italy and the Germanys" at the @cornellupress.bsky.social book page: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

Comment le système concentrationnaire soviétique a forgé le cœur caché de l'empire. « Goulag, une histoire soviétique », plongée dans l’un des systèmes répressifs les plus implacables du XXe siècle ⤵️

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Documentaire disponible en rediffusion jusqu'au 21/11/2027 Le Goulag est le système concentrationnaire de l'Union soviétique et constitua le coeur caché de l'empire, de 1917 à la fin des années 1950. A travers des témoignages et des archives exceptionnels, retour sur l'histoire d'un continent encor

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I am very grateful to Gaëlle Fisher for her review of my book "Justice and Restitution in Post-Nazi Romania: Rebuilding Jewish Lives and Communities, 1944-1950" (Cambridge UP, 2025). Thank you very much Gaëlle! H-Soz-Kult, 07.10.2025, www.hsozkult.de/publicationr...

- A completed PhD in economic history, history, political economy, or a related field; - Expertise or strong interest in Eastern European history, ideally including energy, infrastructure, or economic systems;

Hsozkult Service@hsozkultservice.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Job: 0,6-0,8 Postdoctoral Researcher "Contemporary History, with a focus on Eastern Europe" (Univ. of Zurich) https://www.hsozkult.de/job/id/job-161737 Zürich, 01.07.2026, Insitute for Slavic and Eastern European Studies, University of Zurich, Bewerbungsschluss: 15.05.2026 Postdoctoral …

Friendly reminder: applications for the INFOCOM Project's final conference are due in one month! Looking forward to seeing you there @leibniz-ifz.bsky.social @crh.ehess.fr @lmu.de www.ehess.fr/fr/appel-com...

Informal Communication in Nazi Europe:

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I am very grateful to Anca Filipovici for her review of my book "Justice and Restitution in Post-Nazi Romania: Rebuilding Jewish Lives and Communities, 1944-1950" in CEU Review of Books (2025). Mulțumesc foarte mult Anca! ceureviewofbooks.com/review/postw...

Postwar reparatory justice and restitution in Romania - CEU Review of Books

In Justice and Restitution in Post-Nazi Romania (Cambridge University Press, 2025), Stefan Cristian Ionescu examines the postwar treatment of Romanian Jewish survivors and the reasons so many survivor...

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We are excited to announce a special seminar series on ‘Emotions in the Holocaust’ that will run in the 2026 calendar year. This new academic lecture series will provide a forum for established and early career researchers to present on groundbreaking new research. Find out more:

‘Emotions in the Holocaust’ Special Seminar Series - The Wiener Holocaust Library

We are excited to announce a special seminar series on ‘Emotions in the Holocaust’ that will run in the 2026 calendar year.

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A very interesting forthcoming book!

Immo Rebitschek@immorebitschek.bsky.social · 5mo ago

A first look: My take on the history of criminal justice and the procuracy under (and after) Stalin The Disciplined Dictatorship: The Soviet Procuracy from Stalin to Khrushchev, 1938—1956 forthcoming with Oxford University Press Expected September 2026. More soon.

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UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies@uclssees.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🔊 Bracewell Travelling Scholarship! The scholarship is funded by a gift from SSEES Emeritus Professor of History Wendy Bracewell, whose research examines South Slav history, and travel writing in eastern Europe. 🗓️ Deadline: 30 April ➡️ Apply now: www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...

I am very grateful to Shannon Fogg for her review of my book "Justice and Restitution in Post-Nazi Romania: Rebuilding Jewish Lives and Communities, 1944-1950," published in European Journal of Jewish Studies. brill.com/view/journal...

Daily life in Kyiv. Photo: ph.dariazatochna/threads

Margo Gontar@margogontar.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Photo that depicts life in Kyiv now , aka POV: you planned a romantic sunrise photo session, but Russia decided to bomb you all night and there’s thick smoke over Kyiv but you continue anyway because war or no war life goes on because this is how you beat war by continue living

Last October it was agreat honor to present my book "Justice and Restitution in Post-Nazi Romania: Rebuilding Jewish Lives and Communities, 1944-1950" (Cambridge University Press, 2025) at the Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education at Chapman University. www.cambridge.org/.../8E5F433D....

Uploading the "unboxing" photos of my last book - "Justice and Restitution in Post-Nazi Romania: Rebuilding Jewish Lives and Communities, 1944-1950". Cambridge University Press,2025. Photos at the Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education@wilkinsoncollege.bsky.social. www.cambridge.org/core/books/j...

I am looking forward to delivering a book talk at Paideia - The European Institute for Jewish Studies in Sweden tomorrow, on Holocaust Remembrance Day! paideiafolkhogskola.se/evenemang/bo...

Today at sunset begins #YomHashoah, the Jewish commemoration of the Holocaust. If you are interested in learning more about the Holocaust, there are LOTS of great resources out there. I might selfishly suggest the @holocaustpod.bsky.social as well. We are up to 76 episodes as of today!

Come do a PhD with us! study.anu.edu.au/scholarships...

On April 14, Chapman University's Rodgers Center for Holocaust Education will organize a documentary film screening - "Among Neighbors" - followed by a conversation with the film director Yoav Potash. Free admission! More details below.

If you're looking for some recent work on the German-Soviet War (and really, who isn't), Cornell University Press has a 40% off & free shipping sale right now. Enter 09EXP40 for the sale price. @cornellupress.bsky.social @bethanywasik.bsky.social www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

The German-Soviet War by edited by Jeff Rutherford and Robert von Maier | Hardcover | Cornell University Press

The German-Soviet War revises the conflict's generally accepted understanding through case studies, demonstrating the complexity of the war at the local level. The contributors assembled by Jeff Ruthe...

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Tomorrow I will give a talk about "Jewish Resistance to the Holocaust" at California State University Fresno. I am looking forward to meeting students and faculty from CSU Fresno Jewish Studies Association's and History Department! Many thanks to @Brian J. Griffith and Jill Fields!

🌟 Heads up! The review for the Weber Postdoc in European History at #UCLA starts in one week—there’s still time to apply!

Stella Ghervas@stellaghervas.bsky.social · 7mo ago

📣 Job Opportunity: Weber Postdoctoral Scholar in European History at #UCLA! The UCLA Department of History seeks applicants for a 2-yr Postdoctoral Scholar. Please apply or share with anyone who might be a great fit! 🗓️ Review begins: Apr 1, 2026 🔗Details & application ⬇️ recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10862

For anyone who is interested, I will be giving a lecture tomorrow evening via Zoom on Holocaust memory laws in Central and Eastern Europe, and state construction of historical narratives. Registration here: www.givecampus.com/schools/Sara...

Virtual Faculty on the Road: Joel Swanson, Religion and Jewish Studies

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It’s here! Finally holding the first copy of my first book. What a feeling.