The Jews of the Middle East and North Africa : the impact of World War II / Reeva Spector Simon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simon, Reeva S., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Middle East.

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Africa, North.

Jews--Middle East--History--20th century.

Jews.

Jews--Africa, North--History--20th century.

History.

Middle East.

North Africa.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

vi, 287 pages : map ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.

Summary:

"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 Antisemitic propaganda and general economic deprivation; communities were bombed; and, Jews suffered because of the Vichy Antisemitic 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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Part I. Prologue : 1. The Jews of the Middle East and North Africa on the eve of World War II

2. The issue of racism and opposition to Nazism

3. German and Italian Middle East policy

Part II. The war begins : 4. The war begins: The war in the Levant

5. The threat to Palestine

6. Iraq and the Farhud in Baghdad

7. Vichy in Syria and Lebanon

8. Iran and the "Tehran Children"

Part III. The war continues : 9. The war continues: The North African campaign

10. Egypt and the panic of 1942

11. Bombings and deportations in Libya

12. Algeria and Operation Torch

13. The Nazi SS in Tunisia

14. Labor camps and refugees in Morocco

15. Turkish neutrality and refugees

Part IV. Epilogue : 16. The war ends : Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [253]-275) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Simon, Reeva S., author. The Jews of the Middle East and North Africa

ISBN:

9780367226602

036722660X

9780367226626

0367226626

OCLC:

1090915477