Renee Poznanski presents an extraordinary panorama of Jewish daily life in all of France during World War II. The Jews in France during World War II provides a detailed and nuanced account of Jews in both occupied and Vichy France as well as of Jewish life in French camps. In addition to standard French and German documentation; Poznanski relies on non-published sources (diaries; reports by various organizations; personal corresponence) to build riveting collective portraits of Jewish suffering and survival. Even more than this; she uses these sources to illuminate "the rhythm of French and German persecution; the reactions of Jewish and non-Jewish opinion; and the various strategies of the Jewish victims." A crucial contribution to French Jewish and Holocaust historiography; and an important corrective to much of the literature that treats Jews as victims rather than as subjects able to make (some) choices; The Jews in France during World War II is certain to become the most authoritative work in the field.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. It got so bad; they sent Thomas Morton back to EnglandBy GUY W NOCEParty-goers in the New World. It got so bad; they sent Thomas Morton back to England. A real primary source treat!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy D. Filteaugreat0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. I liked it. but the problem was that the text ...By Essa AlkootI liked it. but the problem was that the text used some (old English words) that I am not familiar with. because English is not my mother tongue .. I couldn't understand some words and actually I didn't find them in dictionaries :) . but in general it is giving a good idea about natives in America during that period.
