'This is a major study that will influence how all of us think about the Holocaust in Eastern Europe.' -- Norman Naimark, Stanford University'Solonari's monograph is a book that any scholar would be proud to have written, and I expect it to have a serious impact both in Holocaust studies and in the history of modern East Central Europe.' -- John-Paul Himka, University of Alberta'Purifying the Nation is an exceptionally significant contribution to one of the least explored and most tragic chapters of the 20th century.' -- Vladimir Tismaneanu, University of Maryland'This book is genuinely monumental. the most historically sensitive and conceptually savvy account of the Holocaust in Romania yet to be produced.' -- Charles King, Georgetown University.