Oral history interview with Jean Sklar

Jean Sklar (Szklarz), born in 1929 in Metz, France, discusses his family's background; his childhood in Metz; his parents and siblings; his extended family; the beginning of WWII; his family's evacuation from Metz to Virolet (a hamlet in Ligugé, France); life in Virolet; the arrival of the Germans in Virolet; experiencing antisemitism; the camp de la route de Limoges (Poitiers concentration camp); the registration of Jews; having to wear a yellow star; arrests and deportations; his experiences in hiding; returning to Metz after liberation; going to Paris; his bar mitzvah; going to London, England; and immigrating to the United States.