Heroines of Vichy France: Rescuing French Jews during the Holocaust
by20190531
Praeger
Pages | 200 |
Topics | Military History: Conflict and Wars;World History: Conflict;Cohn, Marianne;Hermann, Vivette;Italian Occupation of France;Jewish Children;Jewish Resistance;Nazi Occupation of France;Racine, Mila;Refugees;Rescue;Resistance;Sorkine, Charlotte |
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eBook
9781440852336
MLA
Bartrop, Paul and Lakin, Samantha. Heroines of Vichy France: Rescuing French Jews during the Holocaust. Praeger, 2019. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440852336.
Chicago Manual of Style
Bartrop, Paul, and Samantha Lakin. Heroines of Vichy France: Rescuing French Jews during the Holocaust. Praeger, 2019. http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440852336
APA
Bartrop, P. & Lakin, S. (2019). Heroines of Vichy France: Rescuing French Jews during the Holocaust. Retrieved from http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440852336
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This book tells the largely unknown story behind the rescue activities of several remarkable young Jewish women in Vichy France during World War II and their role in the resistance against Nazi and Vichy France deportation policies.
• Grounds a captivating narrative in extensive field research conducted in France, which focused especially on holdings at the Memorial de la Shoah (Center of Contemporary Jewish Documentation) in Paris, the Resistance and Deportation Center and Museum in Lyon, and the Departmental Archives of Haute Savoie• Offers compelling profiles of the resisters and gives voice to those who were rescued in addition to speculation as regards their respective fates after the Holocaust
• Reflects the expertise of Paul Bartrop, a well-known scholar of Holocaust and Genocide Studies, and Samantha Lakin, an emerging scholar with a track record of achievement in Genocide Studies who has undertaken extensive research for this project while on a Fulbright fellowship in Switzerland
• Appeals to a broad audience at both public and academic libraries, with readers of World War II history and Holocaust studies
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Table of Contents
Heroines of Vichy France: Rescuing French Jews during the Holocaust
Author(s): Bartrop, Paul; Lakin, Samantha;Contributors: Bartrop, Paul; Lakin, Samantha;Abstract:This book tells the largely unknown story behind the rescue activities of several remarkable young Jewish women in Vichy France during World War II and their role in the resistance against Nazi and Vichy France deportation policies.
• Grounds a captivating narrative in extensive field research conducted in France, which focused especially on holdings at the Memorial de la Shoah (Center of Contemporary Jewish Documentation) in Paris, the Resistance and Deportation Center and Museum in Lyon, and the Departmental Archives of Haute Savoie• Offers compelling profiles of the resisters and gives voice to those who were rescued in addition to speculation as regards their respective fates after the Holocaust
• Reflects the expertise of Paul Bartrop, a well-known scholar of Holocaust and Genocide Studies, and Samantha Lakin, an emerging scholar with a track record of achievement in Genocide Studies who has undertaken extensive research for this project while on a Fulbright fellowship in Switzerland
• Appeals to a broad audience at both public and academic libraries, with readers of World War II history and Holocaust studies
SortTitle: heroines of vichy france: rescuing french jews during the holocaustAuthor Info:Paul R. BartropauthorSamantha J. LakinauthoreISBN-13: 9781440852336Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440852336.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440852329Imprint: PraegerPages: 200Publication Date: 20190531- Cover Cover11
- Title iii4
- Copyright iv5
- Contents ix10
- Preface xi12
- Introduction xvii18
- Chapter 1: France, the Jews, and the War 128
- Chapter 2: The “Free Zone”: The Nazis Take Over 1744
- Chapter 3: The Italian Interlude: Shades of Benevolence 3360
- Italy and the Occupation of France 3461
- Vichy Invaded and Neutralized 3663
- The End of Italian-Occupied France 3966
- The Focus Switches to Nice 4067
- Moussa and Odette Abadi and the Marcel Network 4370
- The Mouvement de la Jeunesse Sioniste 4572
- Saving Jewish Lives: The Sacrifice of Mila Racine 4774
- Defying the Holocaust 5077
- Chapter 4: An Inclusive Unity: Jews and Christians Link Arms 5380
- Chapter 5: Entr’acte: Rescue on the Border 6996
- Chapter 6: Annemasse: The Limits of Courage 81108
- Chapter 7: Voices of the Rescued: The Children Speak 91118
- Chapter 8: Afterlives and Legacies 103130
- Chapter 9: Coda: Remembering the Passeurs 115142
- Appendix A: Exeunt: Beyond the War Years 125152
- Moussa Abadi 125152
- Madeleine Barot 125152
- Rolande Birgy 125152
- Marianne Cohn 126153
- Jean Deffaugt 126153
- Colette Dufournet 126153
- Robert Gamzon 126153
- Georges Garel 127154
- Otto Giniewski 127154
- Abbé Alexandre Glasberg 127154
- Netanel “Tony” Gryn 128155
- Vivette Hermann 128155
- Dovid and Ariadna Knut 128155
- Anny Latour 129156
- Lucien Lazare 129156
- Simon Lévitte 129156
- Maurice Loebenberg 129156
- Georges Loinger 130157
- Louis Pache 130157
- Mireille Philip 130157
- Geneviève Pittet-Priacel 130157
- Abraham Polonski 131158
- Emmanuel Racine 131158
- Mila Racine 131158
- Sacha Racine 132159
- Paul Rémond 132159
- Germaine Ribière 132159
- Odette Rosenstock-Abadi 132159
- Jules-Gérard Saliège 133160
- Andrée Salomon 133160
- Charlotte Sorkine 133160
- Joseph Weill 134161
- Appendix B: Chronology 135162
- Notes 141168
- Introduction 141168
- Chapter 1. France, the Jews, and the War 141168
- Chapter 2. The “Free Zone”: The Nazis Take Over 144171
- Chapter 3. The Italian Interlude: Shades of Benevolence 146173
- Chapter 4. An Inclusive Unity: Jews and Christians Link Arms 148175
- Chapter 5. Entr’acte: Rescue on the Border 150177
- Chapter 6. Annemasse: The Limits of Courage 151178
- Chapter 7. Voices of the Rescued: The Children Speak 153180
- Chapter 8. Afterlives and Legacies 153180
- Chapter 9. Coda: Remembering the Passeurs 154181
- Bibliography 157184
- Index 167194
- About the Authors 174201