The Shoah (1939–1945)
Deportation of Tunis notables to Europe
avril 1943·Tunis
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A small group of community leaders and prominent figures is transferred out of the protectorate to mainland camps; very few return.
A small group of community leaders and prominent figures from Tunis is transferred out of the protectorate to camps on the European continent. The occupier selects high-profile men whose absence weighs on the community left behind and guarantees compliance with requisitions. Very few return. These departures are the only transfers to Europe organized from North Africa; they are enough to connect Tunisia to the geography of the camps, from which the brevity of the occupation had almost spared it.
- Period :
- The Shoah (1939–1945)
- Type :
- Shoah
- Region :
- Egypt and Maghreb
- Country :
- Tunisie
Mémorial de la Shoah, Paris ; Yad Vashem, base des communautés.