Small British Islands Jewish History

[admin]

The Channel Islands


Jews first appeared in The Channel Islands in the middle of The 18th Century, and the first synagogue was built in the middle of The 19th Century. Most Jews managed to flee the island in advance of the German occupation, but those that remained were handed over to The Germans by the local authorities and deported to their deaths in Auschwitz. Jews returned to The Channel Islands after the war. They reside mainly in Jersey. There is a synagogue in Jersey which is served by a rabbi who visits from England.


The Isle of Man


There are more than 70 Jews on The Isle of Man and one synagogue.

[mord]

One of thse Btitish Islands turned over the Jewish population to nazis with glee






http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupation_of_the_Channel_Islands

The policy of the Island governments, acting under instructions from the British government communicated before the occupation, was one of passive co-operation, although this has been criticised (see Bunting), particularly in the treatment of Jews in the islands.

[mord]

http://www.sussex-academic.co.uk/sa/titles/jewish_studies/Fraser.htm

The Jews of the Channel islands and the Rule of Law, 1940–1945
“Quite Contrary to the Principles of British Justice”

David Fraser 

 
Author text to follow
 
 
 
“A most welcome addition to the small but growing English-language library concerning the role of lawyers in the destruction of political liberalism in Europe in the period 1940–45.” The Modern Law Review

“Should be compulsory reading for all lawyers and historians, as well as the population at large.” Social and Legal Studies

From 1940 to 1945 the Channel Islands were the only part of Britain to fall under German Occupation. During that period, local courts continued to function and to apply Island law. Lawyers, judges and government officials in Jersey and Guernsey continued to swear oaths of allegiance to the British Crown. But German anti-Semitic laws and other measures were introduced and became part of the legal system. This book examines the ways in which officials co-operated in the implementation of legal measures against the Islands’ Jewish community and their property. Resident Jews were registered by Island authorities and lists of Jewish property were compiled and submitted to the Germans by local lawyers and bureaucrats. Jews were banned from employment and from appearing in public. Businesses were “Aryanized”. Wireless sets were confiscated because their owners were Jewish, and many residents were deported.
Based on a thorough review of Island archival material and previously unknown evidence, this book offers the first jurisprudential and legal analysis of the moral and legal failures of law and lawyers to combat the Holocaust and Nazi legality on British soil.
 

[decimos]

Prison Without Bars

Frank Keiller was thirteen and living in Jersey when the Germans occupied the Channel Islands in 1940. During the ensuing five years he shared the various hardships common to his fellow Islanders. Moreover, he and his friends felt a particular sense of frustration at being forced to grow to maturity in what they felt was a 'prison without bars'. Such strong feelings led him into various encounters with the enemy - he punched a German soldier in the face when, in 1942 and on Hitler's orders, 'English' residents were deported. After D-Day, he attempted with others to reach the French mainland but failed after their highly unsuitable craft sank beneath them. He was court - marshalled twice but on both occasions avoided the death penalty. During his imprisonment he escaped and spent the rest of the Occupation on the run in Jersey.
 and yes there were collaborators.