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" The Tunisian Jewish Resistance & Sabotage 10
The Jews played an important role in the Resistance in Tunisia. In 1940, when movements of resistance were organized in Tunisia under Vichy, to provide political information to the Allies, about half of their members were Jewish men and women. One of the first resistance organization was set up by Mr Mounier, with the help of Mr Alfred Rossi, a Jewish lawyer and sionist, officer of reserve. Officers of reserve from the French army were members of resistance organizations. Many more were the Jews from different nationality -Tunisians, French & Italian, who were members of resistance by the Communist Party
When Mounier died in an action in Malte, Rossi was in charge; was killed in Sicily, while as a prisoner, he tried to escape; received Croix de Guerre, Legion d'Honneur. Victor Attias, also member of the Mounier resistance as Rossi, was actif in Malte; was in the R.A.F.; received Croix de Guerre, Legion d'Honneur. Sylvain Lumbroso, member of the Mounier resistance, organized the department of renseignements, spying for the Allies; was helped by Andre Nataf, Raoul Sitruk, Jules Cohen-Solal, Dr. Albert Benattar, Lucien Lumbroso, decoration of "Croix de Guerre," & Raymond Uzan ...
Henry Smadja, Croix de Guerre, Legion d'Honneur. Francoise Grumbach, decoration of "Croix de Guerre.” Maurice Taib, deported to Sachsenhausen, and Buchenwald, came back, decoration of "Croix de Guerre.” Louise Hannon, deported to Germany, came back - decoration of "Croix de Guerre.” Sylvain Karoubi, prisoner, survived the tortures. Raoul Benattar, Samuel Benattar, Maurice Nizard, Georges Attal, , Emile Barron,
(compiled from: Jacques Sabille, Les Juifs de Tunisie sous Vichy et l’Occupation, Centre de Documentation Juive Conetemporaine, Paris, 1954)"
www.u.arizona.edu  Laurent Laloup le lundi 22 octobre 2007 Contribution au livre ouvert de Victor Sauveur Attias Montrée dans le livre ouvert de 2 Silvain Daniel Lumbroso | |
