Organisation Juive de Combat

Jewish Fighting Organization

Identifier: 374
Type of Entity: Corporate Body

Dates of Existence

Founded in 1944-06

History

The Éclaireurs Israélites de France (EIF) and the Mouvement de Jeunesse Sioniste (MJS) formed in 1944-06 the Organisation Juive de Combat, a body of about 400 fighters. This group had links with both communist and non-communist resistance units.

Sources

Verdict on Vichy : Power and prejudice in the Vichy France Regime / M. Curtis. – London, 2002. – p. 206, 207

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Livret matricule
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn514264
- English
- folder 1
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The certificate identifies a militant in the Organisation Juive de Combat and was issued to all members who fought for the liberation of France.
O.89 - Collection of Personal Files of Jewish Underground Fighters in France
- ארכיון יד ושם / Yad Vashem Archives
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- English, Hebrew
- Personal records
- Updated 1 year ago
O.89 - Collection of Personal Files of Jewish Underground Fighters in France Documentation regarding Jewish underground heroes who died in France or were deported from France to extermination camps collected by the Association of Jewish Resistance Veterans (ARJF). Copies of the original material have been transferred to the Museum. The original documentation is located in the Yad Vashem Archives; the photographs have been transferred to the Yad vashem Photo Archives. The original numbering of the files has been preserved despite the fact that many files are empty.

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Oral history interview with Henri Broder
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- 1 videocassette (VHS), sound, color ; 1/2 in.
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Organisation Juive de Combat

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