Algeria War 1954-1962
Algeria
1954-1962
The end came in March 1962, in an orgy of slaughter and intolerance. The Muslim mob, scenting victory, had already sacked the Great Synagogue in the heart of the Casbah, gutting it, ripping up the Torah scrolls, killing the Jewish officials and chalking on the walls "death to the Jews" and other Nazi slogans.