Rommel Erwin

French North Africa in 1942

Political review on french north africa in 1942.(Jahrbuch der Weltpolitik 1943, pp. 1037-1047)It is noted that Giraud canceled anti-Jewish legislation and appointed the Jews Rene Mayer, Gunzbourg and Weill to public positions in Algeria. Weill was responsible for the improving of status of Jews. 900 Jewish prisoners in French North Africa were liberated. Most of them chose to join the USA army or to obtain visas to the USA  

Jewish soldiers from Palestine serving in the British Army

Ben Azaraf Archive, Yad Ben-Zvi, Jerusalem. Box 3, file 20, documents 66-70.
Unsigned article from 1944, probably for the newspaper "Readers Digest" for publication to the newspaper "Paris" but the article was censured. The document describes and details the participation of the Jewish soldiers from Palestine serving in the British Army and their battles in Lybia and Egypt. 8500 Jewish soldiers participated in the war in North Africa and the Captain Pierre Koening honored them especially.