American Jewish Mobilization in France after World War II: Crossing the Narratives

This paper offers a study of American Jewish philanthropy in France after World War II according to the histoire croisée method. To what extent did Jewish American organizations and individuals influence the reconstruction of Jewish life in France after the Holocaust ? After describing what was late...

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Main Author: Laura Hobson Faure
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Language:English
Published: Association Française d'Etudes Américaines 2014-09-01
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/6961
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description This paper offers a study of American Jewish philanthropy in France after World War II according to the histoire croisée method. To what extent did Jewish American organizations and individuals influence the reconstruction of Jewish life in France after the Holocaust ? After describing what was later called a “Jewish Marshall Plan,” this article studies the role of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC or Joint) which was the most important American Jewish organization in France after the war. Narratives from one American woman, and from a European one will help us elucidate how individuals from each side of the Atlantic perceived each other during this encounter.
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spelling doaj-art-c783437f205849eabf5dd7e1ad0eb00a2025-01-30T10:44:13ZengAssociation Française d'Etudes AméricainesTransatlantica1765-27662014-09-01110.4000/transatlantica.6961American Jewish Mobilization in France after World War II: Crossing the NarrativesLaura Hobson FaureThis paper offers a study of American Jewish philanthropy in France after World War II according to the histoire croisée method. To what extent did Jewish American organizations and individuals influence the reconstruction of Jewish life in France after the Holocaust ? After describing what was later called a “Jewish Marshall Plan,” this article studies the role of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC or Joint) which was the most important American Jewish organization in France after the war. Narratives from one American woman, and from a European one will help us elucidate how individuals from each side of the Atlantic perceived each other during this encounter.https://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/6961World War IIJewish American Philanthropyinternational organizationsHolocaust/ShoahFrench JewsAmerican Jews
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American Jewish Mobilization in France after World War II: Crossing the Narratives
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Jewish American Philanthropy
international organizations
Holocaust/Shoah
French Jews
American Jews
title American Jewish Mobilization in France after World War II: Crossing the Narratives
title_full American Jewish Mobilization in France after World War II: Crossing the Narratives
title_fullStr American Jewish Mobilization in France after World War II: Crossing the Narratives
title_full_unstemmed American Jewish Mobilization in France after World War II: Crossing the Narratives
title_short American Jewish Mobilization in France after World War II: Crossing the Narratives
title_sort american jewish mobilization in france after world war ii crossing the narratives
topic World War II
Jewish American Philanthropy
international organizations
Holocaust/Shoah
French Jews
American Jews
url https://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/6961
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