A "Jewish Marshall Plan": The American Jewish Presence in Post-Holocaust France
About this ebook
Hobson Faure sheds light on American Jewish chaplains, members of the Armed Forces, and those involved with Jewish philanthropic organizations who sought out Jewish survivors and became deeply entangled with the communities they helped to rebuild. While well intentioned, their actions did not always meet the needs and desires of the French Jews.
A "Jewish Marshall Plan" examines the complex interactions, exchanges, and solidarities created between American and French Jews following the Holocaust. Challenging the assumption that French Jews were passive recipients of aid, this work reveals their work as active partners who negotiated their own role in the reconstruction process.
About the author
Laura Hobson Faure is Professor at the Panthéon-Sorbonne University-Paris 1, Chair of modern Jewish history, and member of the Center for Social History (UMR 8058). She is co-editor (with Katy Hazan, Catherine Nicault and Mathias Gardet) of L'Œuvre de Secours aux Enfants et les populations juives au XXème siècle. Prévenir et Guérir dans un siècle de violence.
