Contains the texts of anti-Jewish laws, decrees, and official orders issued by Antonescu's regime concerning the status of the Jews, as well as memoirs of Jewish leaders (especially W. Filderman) describing their struggles on behalf of the community against abuses and persecutions. The introduction (in Romanian and English) by L. Benjamin examines the implementation of the racist legislation, the process of "Romanianization" of Jewish properties, the decisions which prepared and justified forced labor, and the deportations and mass murders. Includes English summaries of the documents.