Writing Madagascar Back into the Madagascar Plan — Eric T. Jennings

For all that is known about the infamous “Madagascar plan” to send European Jews to the Indian Ocean, both its origins and its dénouement remain shrouded in mystery.

Type:: Book Chapter
Author:: Eric T. Jennings
Published:: 2017
Publisher:: Palgrave Macmillan US

For all that is known about the infamous “Madagascar plan” to send European Jews to the Indian Ocean, both its origins and its dénouement remain shrouded in mystery. This chapter suggests first that the Madagascar plan rested upon a widely held belief that the Malagasy claimed a distant Jewish ancestry. It shows secondly how local authorities, contexts, and actors contributed to dooming the project in the 1930s. Equating Jews with, or sending them to, Madagascar proved to be connected and enduring concepts.

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What is "Writing Madagascar Back into the Madagascar Plan" about?: For all that is known about the infamous “Madagascar plan” to send European Jews to the Indian Ocean, both its origins and its dénouement remain shrouded in mystery.
Who wrote "Writing Madagascar Back into the Madagascar Plan"?: Eric T. Jennings