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The history we tell: Raising up silenced voices in historical narratives

JL;DR SUMMARY "The Holocaust and Jewish Communities in Wartime North Africa," developed by Facing History and Ourselves, broadens historical narratives by highlighting the experiences of North African Jews during the Holocaust. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HolocaustJewish IdentityCurriculum DevelopmentEducationInclusionJewish ResistanceHistorical NarrativesJewish DiversityNorth African JewsFacing History And Ourselves

Places mentioned

Morocco
"expolores the impacts of the Holocaust on the Jewish communities of Morocco, Algeria, Libya and Tunisia."
Algiers, Algeria
"a Jewish underground organization in Algiers played a pivotal role in enabling the Allied forces to take the city without a fight."
Libya
"about Jewish inmates in the camp celebrating Purim: Hope, the immense strength of the Jews, fills our chests."
Bizerte, Tunisia
"his experiences as a prisoner in the Bizerte labor camp in Tunisia while the country was under direct Nazi occupation"
Algeria
"a scholarly account of a Jewish collective underground campaign in support of the Allied invasion of Algeria"

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