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From Algiers to Dachau: the special assignments of an American Jewish officer ordered by General Eisenhower (1942-1945)
[nb-NO]Title[nb-NO]From Algiers to Dachau: the special assignments of an American Jewish officer ordered by General Eisenhower (1942-1945)
[nb-NO]Author[nb-NO]
Call numberS940.5318/011
[nb-NO]Object number[nb-NO]09960dw
[nb-NO]Place of publication[nb-NO]Israel
[nb-NO]Publisher[nb-NO]Moreshet, The Mordechai Anielevich Memorial Holocaust Study and Research Center
[nb-NO]Year of publication[nb-NO]
2023
[nb-NO]Pagination[nb-NO]pp152-173
[nb-NO]Material[nb-NO]Article
NotesArticle from the journal 'Journal for the study of the Holocaust and antisemitism' Vol. 20 2023 pp152-173
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
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?