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Oral history interview with Anna Parrot

Oral History | Digitized | Accession Number: 1995.A.1281.13 | RG Number: RG-50.146.0013

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    Oral history interview with Anna Parrot

    Overview

    Interview Summary
    Anne Parrot, born in 1932, discusses life in Paris, France in 1939 with her mother, brother, sister, and her Polish-born father, who joined the Foreign Legion; their stay in Limoges, France at the start of the German occupation of Paris in 1940; the family's return to Paris; her father's arrest in 1941 in the 11th Arrondissement roundup; his internment in Drancy prior to deportation to Auschwitz; the family's arrest in the Vel d'hiv roundup on July 16, 1942 and internment in Vel d'hiv for three days; the political activity inside Vel d'hiv; her memories of horrible conditions, deprivation, and promiscuity; the family's release after three days because the Germans needed someone to operate her father's workshop; the children's departure for Valenciennes, France, where they were taken in by a Jewish uncle and his Catholic wife; life in Valenciennes; attending a Catholic school; hiding during a roundup of 10,000 Jews; her uncle's escape; the frequent air raids; listening to free France radio; learning about the war from news reports at the movie theater; leaving Valenciennes at liberation with her mother; the family's return to Paris; her mother's frequent visits to the Lutetia to look for her father who never returned; returning to school; marrying a non-Jew; and her decision to give an oral testimony.
    Interviewee
    Anna Parrot
    Date
    interview:  1993 November 03

    Physical Details

    Language
    French
    Extent
    1 videocassette (VHS) : sound, color ; 1/2 in..

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    Keywords & Subjects

    Personal Name
    Parrot, Anna.

    Administrative Notes

    Holder of Originals
    Association Memorie et Documents
    Provenance
    Association Memorie et Documents conducted the interview with Anna Parrot on November 3, 1993. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received the tape of the interview from the Association Memorie et Documents on June 11, 1996.
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