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Letter dated 04.08.1933 from the Prefect of Constantine to the  Governor-general of Algeria regarding anti-Semitic leaflets posted in the region on July 10-11, 1933.

The prefect answers to the precedent letter of the governor-general and gives details on the result of the investigation.

The file deals with the case of anti-Semitic leaflets posted in the commune mixte of Khenchela calling for boycott of Jewish shops. The leaflets publication began after an incident between Jews and Muslims in the commune. An investigation was lead by the French administration on this anti-Semitic propaganda. The evidences showed that the leaflets event remained local and did not spread outside Khenchela neighborhood.

Commune mixte in French colonial period is a neighborhood managed by civil servants French, Arab (indigenous) and Jews.

The document can be consulted at the documentation center, Institut Ben-Zvi. Appointment requiered.