Industry

Expense Report of the Ministry of Finances in Tunisia

This  document was written by the French Treasury Department in Tunis, on 12/03/43, by French official Carter. The document describes the status of the income-outcome   expenditure and the nedds of the  institutions in Tunisia  (such as railways, ports, basic goods during the war)

 

The Document is available for view at the Documentation Center after setting an appointment.Tamarf@ybz.org.il

US Tunisian Detachment: Politico-Economic Landscape

US Holocaust Memorial Archive 745023
June 10, 1943
Intelligence and political landscape report from Lt. Col. Harvey S. Gerry, Commanding Officer Tunisian Detachment, to Minister Robert D. Murphy on the subject of Tunisia. Murphy details the various grievances and political positions of Tunisia’s different peoples. He goes on to describe the difficulties the Americans face there, including the strong war-time black market that emerged, the use of ration cards and the faulty distribution system for civilian supplies at the time the Americans entered Tunisia

The origin of the Jews of Mogador (1760-1945)

Ben Azaraf Archive, Yad Ben-Zvi, Jerusalem. Box ??, file 31, documents ??
Undated and unsigned (P.O.?) 22 pages document about the history of the Jews of Mogador since 1760 until 1945. The document is a detailed description of the economical, political, administrative and judicial situation of the Jews of Mogador during this period. The author provides many informations concerning the relations between the Muslims and the Jews, as well on the European influences on the Jews, and lastly on the two World Wars (with a list of the Jews of Mogador who joined the army during WWII).