Change language
Sidebar content Main content
Actions
Displays

From Algiers to Dachau: the special assignments of an American Jewish officer ordered by General Eisenhower (1942-1945)

Remove from selection
Add to selection
Description

Discusses the life of Maurice Paper, a Jewish 2nd Lieutenant, who served in the American Military during WWII. Piper was able to speak French, German and Yiddish. General Eisenhower empowered Paper to speak whilst on duty with members of the Jewish resistance in France and later Holocaust survivors in Dachau. How did what he experienced stengthen his own American Jewish identity?

AIS uses strictly necessary cookies to improve the user experience.
This AIS also uses analytical cookies.