Collection of the Union Général des Israélites de France (UGIF) (22 P 3065-3078)
UGIF was created on November 29, 1941 by Xavier Vallat to serve as an agency representing the Jews of France. It was basically created so the 1 million franc fine that the Nazi regime imposed on the Jewish community could be collected. Respected figures of the Jewish community were reluctant to be associated with UGIF (considered by some as a type of Judenrat) and the Consistoire Central kept its distance, ...



