The Mauritian shekel : the story of the Jewish detainees in Mauritius, 1940-1945

by GenevieĢ€ve Pitot

Paper Book, 1998

Status

Available

Call number

940.5318 PIT

Collection

Publication

Port Louis, Mauritius : Editions Vizavi, c1998.

Description

In 1940 thousands of Jews were trying to flee Nazi persecution in Europe. This is the little-known story of a group of 1,600 Jewish refugees who, having escaped from Nazi-occupied Europe, were refused entry into Palestine by the British in 1940 because they were considered OillegalO immigrants. Their deportation after landing in the Promised Land, Eretz Israel, was unique. As a deterrent to others, they were deported to Mauritius, a remote island in the Indian Ocean. They were detained in a Mauritian prison until the end of the war and were deprived of all basic human rights_even that of family life. This story sheds light on the British governmentOs lack of understanding of the critical problem of Jewish refugees at that time.

Language

Original language

French

Physical description

259 p.; 22 cm

ISBN

9990337128 / 9789990337129

Local notes

Donated by the Shroot family, November 2021
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