Comintern. (Ceretti and Maurice Thorez had since been recalled to Moscow.) When the German occupation of France began, Jérome was charged with maintaining contact with other elements of the Resistance, intellectuals as well as the Free French Forces of General Charles de Gaulle. He was arrested in 1943, an incident still wrapped in mystery. Some speculate that his activities brought the downfall of other communist Franc Tireurs Partisans (MOI), the group pictured in the Affiche Rouge led by Missak Manouchian. Still, Jean Jérome has since been awarded numerous distinctions for his participation in the underground movement: the Médaille de la Résistance, the Croix de Guerre, and the Légion d'honneur. The biographical profiles he himself submitted to PCF sources are very succinct. According to Philippe Robrieux, Jean Jérome acted as fundraiser for the PCF up until the 1970s, through his known business ventures in the People's Republic of Poland and in Czechoslovakia. Autobiographical works La Part des Hommes, Acropole, 1983 Les Clandestins (1940-44), Acropole, 1986 References R. Lemarquis, J. Maitron, Cl. Pennetier, Dictionnaire Biographique du Mouvement Ouvrier Français, Editions Ouvrières/Editions de l'Atelier Dictionnaire biographique de l'Internationale communiste, Editions de l'Atelier Philippe Robrieux, Histoire Intérieure du Parti Communiste, 4 volumes (1920–45), Fayard, 1980-84. Emmanuel de Chambost, La direction du PCF dans la clandestinité (1941-44), L'Harmattan, 1997 External links Un homme communiste in L'Humanité, May 12, 1990 1906 births 1990 deaths People from Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast People from the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria Jews from Galicia (Eastern Europe) Ukrainian Jews Polish emigrants to France Comintern people Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 (France) Jews in the French resistance Communist members of the French Resistance Recipients of the Legion of Honour Recipients of the Resistance Medal Polish communists Polish anti-fascists Polish Comintern people French people of the Spanish Civil War Polish people of the Spanish Civil War Jewish anti-fascists French anti-fascists