File:Beyond Europe- North African Jewish Communities and the Holocaust.pdf

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‘A thorough study of modern Jewish history must be positioned within the context of the Second World War. In the case of North Africa, the anti-Semitic policies from Vichy France and Fascist Italy are often viewed as a pathway to Nazi genocide. However, this analysis will distinguish between Nazism in North Africa and the colonial empires of Vichy France and Fascist Italy. Weaving together pre-colonial and imperial narratives from North Africa while also analyzing Jewish experiences in the turbulent wake of World War II, this work will endeavor to widen the field of scholarship for modern Jewish historians. Through exploring the history of North African Jewish communities, the goal is to provoke new ways of thinking about the Holocaust and facilitate a more comprehensive understanding of the War’s influence on global Jewish identity.’