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Before 1934

The Jewish section of the M.O.I.

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Against Fascism | Outbreak of War

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Jan 1940 - Sept 1940

The Occupation | Creation of “Solidarity”

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Sept 1940 - June 1941

State Antisemitism | Responses

5.
June - August 1941

Armed resistance

6.
August - Oct 1941

Execution of hostages

7.
Oct - Dec 1941

Persecutions | The Resistance

8.
Jan–Jul 1942

Vel’ d’Hiv Roundup | The FTP-M.O.I.

9.
July 1942 - Feb 1943

Rescue of Jewish Children


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August 1942 - May 1943

Stalingrad | Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

11.
1943

Creation of the UJRE

12.
Jan 1943 - Mar 1944

Repression | The Major Surveillance Operations

13.
Apr 1943 - March 1944

Unification of the Resistance

14.
Apr - Sep 1944

Insurrection and Liberation

15.
Oct 1944 - Nov 1945

End of the War | Reconstruction

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HALL 4 - State Antisemitism | Responses
Sept. 1940 – June 1941

4. State-sponsored anti-Semitism | Responses

Jacques Ravine

Publication in the Official Journal of the law of March 29, 1941, establishing the General Commissariat for Jewish Affairs.

Second Status of the Jews

General Commissariat for Jewish Affairs (CGQJ)

Louis Darquier de Pellepoix

Statement made to *Paris-Soir* on April 5, 1941, by Xavier Vallat, Commissioner General for Jewish Affairs (CGQJ).

A Yiddish leaflet found by an inspector on the sidewalk in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris, along with the police’s translation. April 9, 1941.

In Paris, in the Marais district, Jewish shops were closed by administrative order or destroyed by militants from collaborationist parties (1941).

Aryan (n.) – Aryanization

A compendium published by the Vichy regime in 1941: it lists the activities prohibited to any person of “Jewish race” living on French territory.

Guide to Legislation on Jewish Issues: “How to Determine Jewish Status.”

A Guide to Legislation on Jewish Matters for Mayors and Police Officers.

A newspaper article aimed at preparing the French public for the racial measures imposed during the German Occupation.

Certificate of Non-Jewish Status issued on August 27, 1941, by the General Commissariat for Jewish Affairs.

A small sign reading “Jewish Business” was posted on shops and businesses owned by Jews under the Second Statute.

Appointment of an “Aryan” director to a “Jewish company” by the General Commissariat for Jewish Affairs (June 13, 1941).

Municipal ordinance of the town of Montignac concerning the “census of Jews,” July 21, 1941.

Identity card of a naturalized French citizen, canceled and stamped with the word “Jews” (January 12, 1941).

Administrative Detention

Census of the Jews of Marseille, July 22, 1941.

Letter from the Prefect of Dordogne, marked “Secret and Highly Confidential,” regarding the census of Jews (December 30, 1940).

SNCF instructions dated June 23, 1941, regarding the registration of Jews and their dismissal.

“Aryanized” businesses are marked with small signs for the public to see.

Requirement for Jews to display this sign: “Jewish Business.” Paris (3rd–4th arr.), May 1941.