In his diary, Claudel repeatedly expressed the compassion he felt for the Jews persecuted by the racial laws of Vichy. On Christmas Day 1941, following the execution of a hundred Jewish hostages, Claudel wrote a letter to the Chief Rabbi of France, Isaiah Schwartz, in which he cited words of consolation from the two Testaments. This letter was immediately distributed as a leaflet especially in Drancy camp and that caused serious trouble to Claudel.
CLIL theme: 4027 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes littéraires générales et thématiques
ISBN:978-2-406-12205-0
EAN:9782406122050
ISSN: 2262-3108
DOI: 10.48611/isbn.978-2-406-12205-0.p.0075
Publisher: Classiques Garnier
Online publication: 09-01-2021
Periodicity: Four-monthly
Language: French
Keyword: Isaïe Schwartz, Vichy, antijewish laws, leaflet-letter, Jewish cause