... was called the Vel' d' Hiv' or Operation Spring Breeze. The northern jurisdiction of France at the time was under German control. Thus, French officials, under German authority, carried out orders from the Nazi powers to avoid complete German dominance. Just as in Germany, men, women and ... deportation by working for the Germans; "this sometimes meant that men stayed behind while their wives and children were deported."" (The Unfree French 145) However seeming like the perfect alternative, working for the Germans only suspended their inevitable fate. In 1944, the Germans deported all ...

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... to God by a new Covenant of love through Christ. Instead of a book the Christians had traditions about what Jesus was believe to have said and done. However, a collection of his sayings was written down not long after his death. There gradually emerged a body of writings, believed to be divinely inspired, that told the history and explained the meaning of the new ... ...

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... their neutrality. In July of 1942, news reports of the killings were aired in London, however, nothing came of it because the reports were in French. Head of the CIA, Allen Dulles received an account of the camps from two inmates in 1944. Despite being quote-unquoteprofoundly shocked? he remained silent ... their neutrality. In July of 1942, news reports of the killings were aired in London, however, nothing came of it because the reports were in French. Head of the CIA, Allen Dulles received an account of the camps from two inmates in 1944. Despite being quote-unquoteprofoundly shocked? ...

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... Jews emigrate, a third to die, and a third to disappear ( be converted ). This continued under Czar Nicholas II (1894-1917). He called the Jews Christ-killers'. (Flannery) In 1894, Alfred Dreyfus, a French Jewish officer, was accused of treason. This influenced many Anti-Semitic feelings. To counteract this, the government granted emancipation to the Jews. Dreyfus was found innocent. (Flannery) Russia accused the ... actions. ("Anti-Semitism") "Judeo phobia" continued to spread throughout Europe during the 1920's. Even two very developed nations, Britain and France, were not immune to t...

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... the conference and the refugee question in general. He cabled the U.S. State Department expressing his concern, and received an evasive reply from Secretary Hull. Hull explained that it was the French, that had assumed control of the planning of the conference and that he would be advised of their position "in the near future". No reply ever came and on the ... focal point of all news coming out of Occupied Europe. Early reports from aerial reconnaissance, returning soldiers, escaping citizens, prisoners of war, neutrals, as well as reports from Polish, Dutch, French and Czech intellige...

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... . British military tribunals brought legal proceedings against personnel who served at Auschwitz, Bergen-Belsin, and Natzweiler. Out of one thousand eighty-five defendants, two hundred forty were sentenced to death. French military tribunals convicted two thousand one hundred seven people and sentenced one hundred four to death. Belgium sentenced ten people to death out of seventy-five convicted. Germany tried several ... ...

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... , so as not to compromise their neutrality. In July of 1942, news reports of the killings were aired in London, however, nothing came of it because the reports were in French. Head of the CIA, Allen Dulles received an account of the camps from two inmates in 1944. Despite being quote-unquote "profoundly shocked" he remained silent for two years. The ... ...

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