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Paris roundup survivor tells her story
Noah Klieger
Published: 03.09.10, 16:27
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1. The Testylers
Jacob Sternberg ,   Munich   (09.03.10)
I got to know both of them about 48 years ago. He and my mother are related. They are wonderful persons. However I lost any connection with them. I am really happe to read about he, Madeleine and Yossele
2. Paris roundup survivor tells her story
David Halterman ,   San Francisco, USA   (09.03.10)
"In 1995, 53 years after the round up, French President Jacques Chirac apologized for his people's behavior on that cursed day in July." Very nice but what took you so long?
3. #2: "what took you so long"?
(09.04.10)
... Democracy? He was elected in 1995... Before, he was a minister, prime minister, party leader and mayor of Paris, but was in no way entitled to speak in the name of the French people as a whole.
4. To # 3 , Before Chirac there were other presidents
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (09.04.10)
But to acknowledge that the French State participated in this , and other , anti Jewish actions was very difficult for all of them .
5. paris round up
suzanne Federman ,   Tillson NY USA   (09.04.10)
my aunts and uncle and cousins were rounded up that same day, one cousin was able to escape. the rest perished in auschwitz as did my brother and father in 1943. my mother, sister and I survived by hiding in the country side and under assumed names,my husband and his sister and cousins survived near Le chambon sur lignon. it took long enough for the French government to accept their guilt and responsibility in helping the germans to take and kill their jewish citizens!. thank you for sharing your story.
6. Suzanne @ # 5 Le Chambon sur Lignon
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (09.05.10)
Was a protestant village were around 4000 [ yes four thousand ] Jews were hidden for a shorter or long time . Many of their great people were awarded the "righteous amongst the Nations" medal by Yad Vashem . Maybe the whole village , but this i have to check out . If my memory is good , i think that their Pastor , Trocme was arrested and murdered . There was also such a place in the Netherlands , they too were protestants , have saved a big quantity of Jews , and there the village was awarded the "Righteous amongst the Nations" medal , no person .
7. The reason it took Chirac so long
Remi ,   Paris   (09.05.10)
was simply that France was in need of reconstruction and reconcialiation, and the official dogma, still held here, was that Pétain was not legitimate, the real French government was in London with Général de Gaulle, not with with Pétain in Vichy. Do notice that Chirac said "l'Etat Français" (that's how Pétain called his rule, he hated the words French Republic), not the French people. And yes I know about Le Chambon, my mother worked there at the time, often escorting "young nephews" to Switzerland, then returning to France alone.
8. Remi , # 7 Not so long for Chirac !
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (09.05.10)
It took pres. Chirac less than 2 months . He was appopinted president on 17 May , and pronounced his discours on 16 July 1995 . ....Oui la folie criminelle de l'occupant a ete secondee par des Francais , par l'etat Francais , were his words [ La France honore ses Justes , Amis de Yad Vashem ] Yes , the criminal folly of the occupying forces was assisted by French , by the "Etat Francais" . It took a long time for France , but mieux vaut tard que jamais , better late than never .
9. paris round up
suzanne Federman ,   Tillson NY USA   (09.06.10)
I want to convey that we are very grateful to the righteous French people who took their lives in their hands to save us and many others from certain death. they themselves were in grave danger. father Trocme died for his good deeds. the French farmers who took us in took grave chances. theses people earned great good deeds and again we are very thankful. my comment about the French government is simply that others who participated in this horror owned up to their deed publicly and financially much earlier than the French who waited more than 50 years to come out publicly about their actions and since the only way they could atone was financially they finally did. Please realize that taking that blood money from the Germans and the French was extremely painful. none of it took away the void left by my murdered father and brother and aunts and uncles and the mental anguish and residual suffering. to end this on an upbeat note, we are living happily in the knowledge that Hitler did not win,. we are here and procreating and living a good productive life.
10. Paris roundup survivor tells her story
Jadwiga (Edwige) ,   Slavkov Poland   (09.10.11)
I am really happe to read about he, Madeleine and Yosef They are wonderful persons Thank you for sharing your story.
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