Vichy annulled the 1870 Crémieux Decree, stripping most Algerian Jews of French citizenship and returning them to a subordinate legal status. This decision operated within French settler colonial rule and differentiated Jews from the Muslim majority, who were already largely denied citizenship under colonial law.
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What legal change did Vichy impose on most Algerian Jews in October 1940?
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The repeal removed citizenship previously granted to most Algerian Jews in 1870.
The Crémieux Decree repeal affected Algerian Jews within the context of French colonial rule.
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Vichy revoked citizenship granted to most Algerian Jews in 1870, while most Muslim Algerians had long been denied French citizenship.