Read more
This book fills a major historical gap by investigating the role played by Jewish American organizations in the rescue, rehabilitation and reconstruction of Tunisia's Jewish population during and after World War Two. Using a variety of archival sources to explore the intricacies of this intervention and the dynamics of interactions between these organizations and local Jewish leaders as well as Tunisian government officials, this book highlights that Jewish American organizations present in Tunisia during the wartime and postwar periods played a major role not only in the rescue and relief of the country's Jewish victims of war and German occupation but also in their educational, vocational, and medical rehabilitation which aimed to prepare them for immigration to Palestine.
List of contents
Chapter 1. A Historical Overview of Jewish Life in Tunisia (1881 1967).- Chapter 2. Ideological and Political Frameworks.- Chapter 3. The Role of Jewish American Organizations in the Rescue of Tunisia s Jewry.- Chapter 4. Postwar Rehabilitation of Tunisia s Jewish Community: A Means to an End.- Chapter 5. Reconstruction through Resettlement: How Two Thousand Years of Jewish Life in Tunisia vanished overnight.
About the author
Maissa Arfaoui is an assistant professor in English language, history and civilization at the faculty of letters, arts and humanities of Mannouba, Tunisia. She holds a first master's degree in English Language, Literature and Civilization, a second master's degree in English and International Relations, and a third master's degree in International Cooperation and Development. She also holds a Ph.D. in English Civilization and specializes in modern American history. She was awarded the UNESCO Youth Ambassador for Peace Prize in 2017 for her research project "Branding Extremism –The Imagery of Nazi and Contemporary Islamist Movements". She publishes translations of academic, political as well as literary texts, among the latter Stefan Zweig’s novel Confusion of Feelings.
Summary
This book fills a major historical gap by investigating the role played by Jewish American organizations in the rescue, rehabilitation and reconstruction of Tunisia’s Jewish population during and after World War Two. Using a variety of archival sources to explore the intricacies of this intervention and the dynamics of interactions between these organizations and local Jewish leaders as well as Tunisian government officials, this book highlights that Jewish American organizations present in Tunisia during the wartime and postwar periods played a major role not only in the rescue and relief of the country’s Jewish victims of war and German occupation but also in their educational, vocational, and medical rehabilitation which aimed to prepare them for immigration to Palestine.
