Spain and the German repatriation ultimatum 1943/44: How many Spanish Jews were affected?
TitreSpain and the German repatriation ultimatum 1943/44: How many Spanish Jews were affected?
Auteur
Call number940.5318/0508
N° d'objet06374L
Lieu de publicationBerlin, Germany
EditeurMetropol-Verlag
Année de publication
2016
Paginationpp169-177
MatérielArticle
SérieIHRA series, 2
ISBN9783863312879
NotesArticle from the book 'Bystanders, rescuers or perpetrators? The neutral countries and the Shoah'pp169-177
Description
In 1941-42 some 3,500 Jews of Spanish nationality lived in Nazi-occupied Europe, the majority in France. Most had received Spanish citizenship in the wake of the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire. At least 801 Spanish Jews, and probably another 69, were repatriated to Spain from France and Greece. Of these, 155 were interned in Bergen-Belsen, where they were spared from deportation until the war ended. But Spain could have saved more Jews. The reason for not doing more was the Spanish government's fear of a larger, expanding Jewish community.