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#HolocaustRemembranceDay
My grandmother Rosa was born in 1930 in Lyon, France.
She had just turned 10 years old when the Nazis invaded, and the anti-semitic Vichy government was installed in southern France.
My grandmother Rosa was born in 1930 in Lyon, France.
She had just turned 10 years old when the Nazis invaded, and the anti-semitic Vichy government was installed in southern France.
She never told me about what school was like-
Whether she had to wear a yellow star-
Whether she was afraid-
Whether she knew that parents (not born in France) were at risk-
Whether she had to wear a yellow star-
Whether she was afraid-
Whether she knew that parents (not born in France) were at risk-
She never told me about the time the French milice snuck into the back of the synagogue with hand grenades on a Friday night. They were poised to throw them at unsuspecting crowd at the very moment the congregation all turned to the back door to 'welcome the Sabbath bride.'
