{"product_id":"the-vel-dhiv-raid-the-french-police-at-the-service-of-the-gestapo-paperback","title":"The Vél d'Hiv Raid: The French Police at the Service of the Gestapo - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaurice Rajsfus\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLevi Laub\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eMichel Warschawski\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeginning in the early morning hours of July 16, 1942, and lasting for two days, the French police went beyond Nazi ordinances and took it upon themselves to arrest and imprison more than 13,000 Jews at a Paris sporting arena, the Vélodrome d'Hiver. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor most of the Jews, this detention without water, food, or sleep was the first horrific step toward death in the concentration camps. Using recently opened police files, Maurice Rajsfus details the internal organization of the police, showing the mechanisms of this raid in particular and of raids in general, making the book an indispensable micro-history of the Holocaust. A uniquely detailed study of a notorious incident of cooperation between xenophobic and anti-Semitic forces. Shocking, large compilation of published articles in the collaborationist press that promoted social discord and hatred of Jews, distorted or obscured the raids on immigrant Jews in Paris under Nazi occupation, and used emotional appeals to nationalism to justify persecution. A companion piece to Rajsfus's Operation Yellow Star \/ Black Thursday (DoppelHouse Press, 2017), The Vél d'Hiv Raid, is the only contemporary analysis of the roundup, its precursors and its aftermath, including witness and police reports, shocking excerpts from the collaborationist press, and speeches by contemporary French politicians whose official apology is still not complete and terribly overdue. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith a foreword by Israeli activist and author Michel Warschawski. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaurice Rajsfus\u003c\/strong\u003e (b. 1928), a former investigative journalist for Le Monde, survived the Vél d'Hiv roundup. He has written thirty books, including many examining the Vichy regime and its legacy in French police culture. Several of his books about his World War II experiences are the basis of a YA comic published by Tartamudo editions, as well as a theatrical production and a film. He lives in Paris with his family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaurice Rajsfus\u003c\/b\u003e (1928-2020) was an author and activist who worked as an investigative journalist at multiple French outlets, including at \u003cem\u003eLe Monde\u003c\/em\u003e. Of his many books, many dealt with the Vichy regime and its legacy in French police culture, focusing on police violence against immigrants and people of color. He also wrote about Drancy concentration camp and Israel-Palestine, as well as co-authoring several illustrated books about history. In 1990, Rajsfus and several friends founded \"Ras l'Front,\" the anti-racist association of far-left-wing organizations extremely active in the 1990s against the rise of Le Pen and fascist\/nationalist parties in France. They worked together and promoted leftist causes through a monthly publication as well as actions. He served as chairman from 1991-1999. From 1994-2012 Rajsfus created and circulated \u003cem\u003eQue fait la police?, \u003c\/em\u003e a \"Cop Watch\" bulletin with selections from his archive of over 40,000 press clippings detailing human rights abuses by French police. His books about the Vél d'Hiv raid and his experiences during WWII have been brought together to form the basis of a YA comic (Tartamudo editions) as well as a play written and directed by Philippe Ogouz, which was then adapted for film in 2010, \u003cem\u003eSouvenirs d'un vieil enfant: La rafle du Vel' d'Hiv\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eMemories of an Old Child: The Roundup of the Vel' d'Hiv\u003c\/em\u003e), directed by Alain Guesnier. Maurice Rajsfus is survived by two sons as well as several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Read more about Rajsfus and his legacy at the link posted in our tribute.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.4 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 10, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772775858464,"sku":"9780997818468","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0ad9bbf8dfffcf07c6dda27d36f0fefe.webp?v=1780413984","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-vel-dhiv-raid-the-french-police-at-the-service-of-the-gestapo-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}