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Marocco Francese 1939 (1 settembre) - 1945 (7 maggio)   Cerca

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At the outbreak of World War II in 1939, a Moroccan unit, mainly Berbers, served in the French armed forces. After the fall of France in June 1940, Morocco came under Vichy jurisdiction. However, sultan Sidi Muhammad refused to approve anti-Jewish legislation, welcomed the Anglo-American military landings in November 1942, and received the Allied leaders during the Casablanca Conference in 1943. Moroccan Jews were not deported by the Germans, although they were subjected to various Vichy laws such as a Jewish quota in schools, restrictions in food rations, and overcrowded living conditions. European Jewish refugees were placed in refugee, internment, or concentration camps. After the Allied landings, the Rabbi Eliahu Synagogue in Casablanca was attacked and pogroms broke out across the country. Moroccan Jewry's economic, legal, and civil rights were restored in part after June 1943, when the Free French assumed administration. Influenced by the Allied presence and increased access to radio and press, the nationalist movement gained strength and organized under the name of Independence Party (Istiqlal). In January 1944, the Independence Party issued a statement to the sultan and the Allied and French authorities calling for independence. The French authorities arrested many nationalist leaders on the charge of collaboration with the Axis, sparking riots in Fès. (en-US)

Fonte

Abitbol, Michel. The Jews of North Africa during the Second World War. Trans. Catherine Tihanyi Zentelis. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1989. p. 145-147

Termini più generici

• Marocco Francese 1912 (31 marzo) - 1956 (1 marzo)

Termini più specifici

• Marocco Francese 1942