Hunting down the Jews : Vichy, the Nazis, and Mafia collaborators in Provence, 1942-1944

arah Lewendel, a Jewish woman originally from Poland, disappeared in the vortex of the Nazi extermination machine on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Her son has lived with this tragedy for over 65 years and has carefully reconstructed the history of the Holocaust in Provence, the Vaucluse, and its main city, Avignon. Germany invaded southern France in November 1942 and the German police made abundant use of freelance Jew hunters, who eagerly seized the opportunity. The details of Nazi and Vichy anti-Semitic policy and the mechanisms of collaboration with its Mafia component have never been analysed with such accuracy.About the AuthorsIsaac Levendel was born in Avignon, France, in 1936 and is the author of Not the Germans Alone. He is a software engineer and lives in Chicago, IL.Bernard Weisz was born in Marseille, France, in 1946. He is a teacher and journalist and lives in Avignon, France. One Man's Story Of His Jewish Mother, Against The Backdrop Of Nazi And Vichy Anti-semitic Policy Sarah Lewendel, A Jewish Woman Originally From Poland, Disappeared In The Vortex Of The Nazi Extermination Machine On D-day, June 6, 1944. Her Son Has Lived With This Tragedy For Over 65 Years And Has Carefully Reconstructed The History Of The Holocaust In Provence, The Vaucluse, And Its Main City, Avignon. Germany Invaded Southern France In November 1942 And The German Police Made Abundant Use Of Freelance Jew Hunters, Who Eagerly Seized The Opportunity. The Details Of Nazi And Vichy Anti-semitic Policy And The Mechanisms Of Collaboration With Its Mafia Component Have Never Been Analysed With Such Accuracy. -- Provided By Publisher. The French Solution To The Jewish Question In The Vaucluse -- The Germans And Their Associates: The German Solution To The Jewish Question In The Vaucluse -- Shades Of Gray: Fifteen Cases -- Summing Up The Effectiveness Of The Anti-semitic Violence -- Ss Commander Rolf Muhler. Isaac Levendel And Bernard Weisz ; [preface By Serge Klarsfeld]. Issued Also As An Ebook. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Map, Chronology, Abbreviations Preface Foreword: My Liberation Introduction: From State Anti-Semitism to Mob Rule PART ONE: The ""French Solution"" to the Jewish Question in the Vaucluse 1. The Forgotten Jews of 1942 2. The CGQJ: Legalized Looting 3. Henri de Camaret and His Network: The CGQJ Delegate for the Vaucluse 4. The Trial of Jean Lebon: The Mad Drift of the SEC 5. A State-Sponsored Network of Profiteers of Jewish Assets 6. Régis d'Oléon, President of the ""Légion Française des Combattants"" of Vaucluse: The Shadow Prefect In-Waiting. PART TWO: The Germans and Their Associates: The ""German Solution"" to the Jewish Question in the Vaucluse7. The Purest Riffraff Around: Alfred ANdre, Georges Parietas, and the ""blue collar"" agents of the GFP 8. Wilhelm Miller's Favorites 9. The Palmieri Gang: Serving the SiPo-SD: Fearing Neither God Nor Man PART THREE: Shades of Gray: Fifteen Cases PART FOUR: Summing Up the Effectiveness of Anti-Semitic Violence PART FIVE: SS Commander Rolf Mühler: The Epicenter of German Police Repression in the Marseille Region Epilogue: In Front of the Barracks ... Appendices Notes Index. Sarah Lewendel, a Jewish woman originally from Poland, disappeared in the vortex of the Nazi extermination machine on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Her son has lived with this tragedy for over sixty-five years and has carefully reconstructed the history of the Holocaust in Provence, the Vaucluse, and its main city, Avignon. Germany invaded southern France in November 1942 and the German police made abundant use of freelance Jew hunters, who eagerly seized the opportunity. The details of Nazi and Vichy anti-Semitic policy and the mechanisms of collaboration with its Mafia component have never been analyzed with such accuracy. Isaac Levendel holds a PhD in computer science from the University of Southern California and is the author of the memo Not the Germans Alone , published in 2002. Bernard Weisz is a journalist and researcher. The Holocaust in Vichy France in 1944 is the culmination of this study. For readers of World War II.;Map, Chronology, Abbreviations; Preface; Foreword: My Liberation; Introduction: From State Anti-Semitism to Mob Rule; PART ONE: The ""French Solution"" to the Jewish Question in the Vaucluse; 1. The Forgotten Jews of 1942; 2. The CGQJ: Legalized Looting; 3. Henri de Camaret and His Network: The CGQJ Delegate for the Vaucluse; 4. The Trial of Jean Lebon: The Mad Drift of the SEC; 5. A State-Sponsored Network of Profiteers of Jewish Assets; 6. Régis d'Oléon, President of the ""Légion Française des Combattants"" of Vaucluse: The Shadow Prefect In-Waiting.