Jewish food aid in Vichy's internment camps, June 1940 - November 1942
TitleJewish food aid in Vichy's internment camps, June 1940 - November 1942
Author
Call number940.5318/0584
Object number11385g
Place of publicationDetroit, Michigan, United States
PublisherWayne State University Press.
Year of publication
2022
Physical descriptionpp.203-225
MaterialArticle
NotesArticle from the book 'More than parcels' pp 203-205
Description
Recounts the struggle of Jewish individuals and families to secure food while trapped in a range of internment camps in southern unoccupied France. Drake argues that these populations faced unique challenges: they found themselves unable to secure support from their communities and families back home. Nevertheless interventions from international philanthropic organizations helped Jewish camp prisoners stave off mass famine