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Jewish underground resistance : the David Diamant collection.

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Summary: David Diamant is the pseudonym of David Erlich, a Jewish communist and committed member of the underground resistance during World War II. This collection consists of original documents collected by Diamant over a period of approximately 30 years dealing primarily with the Jewish segment of the French underground resistance; many of the documents originate with communist groups, and some deal with Polish groups.
Series: Archives unbound
Archives unbound.
Format: Online resource
Published: Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, 2011
Locale: France
Contents: Documents in Yiddish : leaflets and internal documents
Documents of Jewish resistance groups and other groups
Documents relating to collaboration
Documents on prisons, prisoners and deportées
French leaflets : Jews and Jewish underground groups
Incomplete and unidentified documents.
Other Authors/Editors: Diamant, David.
McMaster University.
Notes: Date range of documents: 1939-1944.

Reproduction of the originals from McMaster University.

Documents in Yiddish : leaflets and internal documents -- Documents of Jewish resistance groups and other groups -- Documents relating to collaboration -- Documents on prisons, prisoners and deportées -- French leaflets : Jews and Jewish underground groups -- Incomplete and unidentified documents.

Most documents in French; some in Yiddish.

Physical Details

Language: French Yiddish
External Link: Subscription access only.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (1,235 images).

Keywords & Subjects

Subjects: World War, 1939-1945--Jewish resistance--France. World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--France. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--France--Sources. Jews--France--History--Sources. France--Ethnic relations--Sources. France--History--German occupation, 1940-1945--Sources. France--Politics and government--1940-1945.

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