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1026 Jewish Resistance Medals, following World War II. The OJC was established to provide an or-
ganized response to the persecutions of the Jews in France. Jews were, in fact, overrepresent-
ed in the French Resistance compared to their percentage of the French population. The OJC
comprised about nine autonomous Jewish groups that were formed especially to help the Jews
in France. The most prominent were the Jewish Scouts (EIF), the Jewish Army (AJ), the Organi-
zation of Assistance for Children (OSE), and the Movement of the Zionist Youth (MJS). These
were established at the initial stages of the occupation and operated until the liberation of France.
The members of the various OJC groups cooperated in a wide range of activities. They rescued thou-