Title Heroines of Vichy France : rescuing French Jews during the Holocaust / Paul R. Bartrop and Samantha J. Lakin

Published Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2019]

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Description 1 online resource (xxv, 173 pages) Contents France, the Jews, and the War -- The "Free zone": the Nazis take over -- The Italian interlude: shades of benevolence -- An inclusive unity: Jews and Christians link arms -- Entr-acte: rescue on the border -- Annemasse: the limits of courage -- Voices of the rescued: the children speak -- Afterlives and legacies -- Coda: remembering the passeurs Summary This book tells the largely unknown story behind the rescue activities of several young Jewish women in Vichy France during World War II and their role in the resistance against Nazi and Vichy France deportation policies. Focusing on a number of young Jewish women who defied the Nazis, it highlights their courage and sacrifice in their efforts to rescue Jews in France during World War II, and their responses to Nazi and Vichy France policies of deportation through resistance Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 18, 2019) Subject Jews -- France -- History -- 20th century Jewish women in the Holocaust -- France -- Biography Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- France World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue -- France World War, 1939-1945 -- Underground movements -- France. The Holocaust. HISTORY -- Europe -- Western. Ethnic relations Jewish women in the Holocaust Jews War -- Underground movements SUBJECT France -- Ethnic relations Subject France Genre/Form Biographies History Form Electronic book Author Lakin, Samantha J., author. LC no. 2019001157 ISBN 9781440852336 1440852332 9798216095804

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