{"id":16968,"date":"2024-06-17T10:12:49","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T08:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.museemrjmoi.com\/jews-in-algeria\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T16:30:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T14:30:49","slug":"jews-in-algeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.museemrjmoi.com\/en\/jews-in-algeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Jews in Algeria"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe formation of numerous groups of young Jewish resistance fighters in Algeria contributed to the success of Operation Torch during the Allied landing in North Africa on November 8, 1942. Jos\u00e9 Aboulker was one of the leading figures of this Jewish Resistance movement in Algiers. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Cr\u00e9mieux Decree, which granted French citizenship to all Jews in Algeria on October 2, 1870, was repealed on October 7, 1940. The phrase \u201cindigenous Jew\u201d was stamped on their identity cards, and they faced the same discrimination as Jews in metropolitan France (limited and then prohibited access to most professions, the \u201cAryanization\u201d of their property, enrollment quotas in schools, internment without trial, etc.). <\/p>

The P\u00e9tainist regime proved particularly zealous, both in the Maghreb (a territory administered by the Vichy regime) and in France. The G\u00e9o-Gras gym in Algiers became a meeting place and training ground for several Jewish youth Resistance groups.<\/p>

The brothers Rapha\u00ebl and St\u00e9phane Aboulker supported the efforts of these armed Resistance groups, whose tasks were varied (protecting the Jewish population, sabotaging pro-Vichy facilities, preparing for combat, and spreading Gaullist propaganda).<\/p>

In 1941, Jos\u00e9 Aboulker\u2014a cousin of Rapha\u00ebl and St\u00e9phane\u2014and other young Jews formed a new Resistance group focused on armed struggle and intelligence.<\/p>

Roger Carcassonne, for his part, leads another group.<\/p>

All these groups of young Jews supported one another and coordinated their activities without ever sacrificing their autonomy. Jos\u00e9 Aboulker, a leading figure in this mobilized and multifaceted Jewish Resistance in Algeria, would join the Communist Party after the war. <\/p>

Upon news of the Allied landing in Algeria, the Aboulker brothers were tasked with recruiting young Resistance fighters for the combat groups at the Salle G\u00e9o-Gras.<\/p>

Jos\u00e9, for his part, is up and running and is building momentum for the Resistance.<\/p>

Meticulous planning allows all the groups to take up positions at various strategic points in Algiers.<\/p>

377 volunteer fighters, most of whom are Jews, are at their posts.<\/p>

The Allies (American and British) landed on November 8, 1942. This was Operation Torch. <\/p>

The efforts of the internal Jewish Resistance contributed to the operation’s success.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Reference:<\/strong><\/p>

Sebaoun, Paul, 1994, \u201cJewish Resistance in Algeria (1940\u20131942).\u201d *Le <\/em>Monde juif*, No. 152.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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