Diary of a witness 1940-1943: the ordeal of the Jews of France during the Holocaust
TitleDiary of a witness 1940-1943: the ordeal of the Jews of France during the Holocaust
Call number940.5318092/0476
Object number02700
Place of publicationChicago, Illinois, United States
PublisherIvan R. Dee
Year of publication
2007
Physical descriptionlxvi,221p.,index
MaterialBook
ISBN9781566637404
NotesPublished in association with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Description
This diary by the general director of the General Union of the Jews of France (UGIF), established by the Vichy government, reveals his efforts to aid and protect the Jews of France. The diary also shows his struggle to understand the Vichy government's efforts to turn the Jews into pariahs of the society he so cherished.