Esther
Senot
Esther Senot
Born in Poland in 1928, Esther grew up in the Belleville neighborhood of Paris, where her parents moved to in 1930. She lived happily with her six brothers and sisters, until everything changed on July 16, 1942, the day of the Vel’ d'Hiv round-up. At her mother’s request, Esther went to see what was going on in the neighborhood. Because she wasn’t home at the time, she avoided getting arrested. But when she returned to her house, she found the apartment empty and the door sealed. Alone in Paris at the age of 14, [...+]
My visit to Esther
Extraits
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Esther
« They arrested my parents and my little brother, who was 11. »
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Esther
« History is repeating itself, maybe not in the same way, but it's strangely similar. »
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Esther
« They needed their thousand people, so they emptied the maternity ward. »
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Esther
« When we came back, nobody wanted to believe us »
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Esther
« We were told "life expectancy can be a few months, weeks or days". »
Photos
Achille
La famille d'Esther
Esther à Sarcelles
