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The Jews of the Middle East and North Africa - The Impact of World War II (Hardcover)
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The Jews of the Middle East and North Africa - The Impact of World War II (Hardcover)
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Total price: R3,994
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Incorporating published and archival material, this volume fills an
important gap in the history of the Jewish experience during World
War II, describing how the war affected Jews living along the
southern rim of the Mediterranean and the Levant, from Morocco to
Iran. Surviving the Nazi slaughter did not mean that Jews living in
the Middle East and North Africa were unaffected by the war: there
was constant anti-Semitic propaganda and general economic
deprivation; communities were bombed; and Jews suffered because of
the anti-Semitic Vichy regulations that left them unemployed,
homeless, and subject to forced labor and deportation to labor
camps. Nevertheless, they fought for the Allies and assisted the
Americans and the British in the invasion of North Africa. These
men and women were community leaders and average people who,
despite their dire economic circumstances, worked with the refugees
attempting to escape the Nazis via North Africa, Turkey, or Iran
and connected with international aid agencies during and after the
war. By 1945, no Jewish community had been left untouched, and many
were financially decimated, a situation that would have serious
repercussions on the future of Jews in the region. Covering the
entire Middle East and North Africa region, this book on World War
II is a key resource for students, scholars, and general readers
interested in Jewish history, World War II, and Middle East
history.
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