'Nobody is protected from deportation': the Free French in London on the persecution of the Jews
Title'Nobody is protected from deportation': the Free French in London on the persecution of the Jews
Author
Call numberS940.5318/005
Object number05556hf
Place of publicationLondon, England
PublisherVallentine Mitchell
Year of publication
2012
Dimensionspp163-188
MaterialArticle
NotesArticle from the journal 'Holocaust Studies: a journal of culture and history' Vol.18 No.2-3 Autumn/Winter 2012 pp163-188
Article in the book 'Governments -in-exile and the Jews during the Second World War' pp151-174
Article in the book 'Governments -in-exile and the Jews during the Second World War' pp151-174
Description
Throughout the war the representatives of Free France avoided singling out the fate of the Jews. There was a consensus that the Jews were too powerful and played a disproportionate role in French society. This explains why the Free French were so discreet on their persecution and why their deportation from France was presented as a prelude to the deportation of French workers