Arlette Testyler
Born in Paris in 1931 into a wealthy Polish family, Arlette enjoyed a privileged childhood until her father's arrest in May 1941 during the Billet Vert round-up. Transferred to Pithiviers, he was deported to Auschwitz. In July of the following year, Arlette was arrested, along with her mother and sister, during the Vél' d'hiv' roundup, and then transferred to Beaune-la-Rolande. Thanks to their mother's extraordinary courage, the three women evaded being deported and hid in the Loire valley area of Touraine (southwest of Paris) until the end of the war. When they made it back in Paris, her mother was convinced that her husband would return. But a year later, she realized that this would not be the case, and she took her own life. As teenage orphans, Arlette and her sister were left to fend for themselves. They ended up marrying two brothers who were also survivors.
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