Francine
Christophe
Francine Christophe
Francine was born on August 18, 1933, into an old French family with many well-established professionals. Her father, a prisoner of war, managed to send her mother a coded letter advising her to leave Paris with their eight-year-old daughter. She followed his advice, but the police arrested them on July 26, 1942, in La Rochefoucauld, as they tried to cross the demarcation line. Together, they were first sent to the Poitiers camp, guarded by French gendarmes, then to Drancy. Francine has terrible memories of seeing countless children there, alone, wounded and exhausted. [...+]
My visit to Francine
Extraits
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Francine
« A little child left me his doll before he was deported. »
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Francine
« I said to my son, "Look, it's your mother's childhood. »
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Francine
« With this dress, all of a sudden I was a normal girl again, just a girl. »
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Francine
« My grandmother used to say: "When your dignity is taken away, you have to keep it no matter what". »
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Février 1941
Avril 1942
