Bibliograph

Léon Blum, for all mankind, directed by Jean Bodon

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Label

Léon Blum, for all mankind, directed by Jean Bodon

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Léon Blum

Medium

electronic resource

Oclc number

911956428

Responsibility statement

directed by Jean Bodon

Runtime

Sub title

for all mankind

Summary

This powerful documentary tells the story of Leon Blum - a Jew who served as prime minister of France, and who was a prisoner of the Nazis at the Buchenwald concentration camp. Blum, the first socialist and first Jew to lead France, devoted his life to improving the well-being of workers and was an early champion of women's rights. In 1936, while the head of the Popular Front, an alliance of left-wing movements, he became prime minister. In 1940, his socialist views and Jewish heritage placed him in jeopardy, and the Vichy government deported him to Buchenwald until the end of the war. After the war, Blum was welcomed home by the French people and was re-elected prime minister in 1946

Target audience

adult

Contributor

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