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FRENCH JEWS MUST REPORT TO CITY HALL FOR IDENTIFICATION

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FRENCH JEWS MUST REPORT TO CITY HALL FOR IDENTIFICATION
FRENCH JEWS MUST REPORT TO CITY HALL FOR IDENTIFICATION
Frightening broadside issued by Mayor Gaston Chardin of the Paris suburb of Champigny-sur-Marne, 1p. 11 1/2" x 8 1/4", Sep. 26, 1940, about three months after France collapsed and surrendered to Germany. The broadside reads, in part: "NOTICE TO ISRAELITES On the order of the Authorities of the occupation, the Israelites must present themselves, carrying identification documents, at the City Hall of Champigny?before 2 OCTOBER at the latest in order to complete an identity form. Failure to appear within the prescribed time limits, the above-referred people expose themselves to the most severe measures?". One small stain at extreme right margin with a tear thereat, else very good. Of course, this was France's first effort to identify its Jewish citizens prior to the deportations which would start a few years hence.