1930s street scene in the Jewish quarter of Paris
Street scene in the Jewish quarter of Paris before World War II and the Holocaust. Paris, France, 1933–39.
Item ViewFrench General Charles de Gaulle and resistance leader Georges Bidault
French General Charles de Gaulle and resistance leader Georges Bidault confer before marching down the Champs-Elysees to Notre Dame in ceremonies marking the liberation of the French capital. Paris, France, August 1944.
Item ViewLiberating Paris
During the battle to liberate the French capital, a barricade is hastily built near the cathedral of Notre Dame. Paris, France, August 1944.
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Barracks in the quarry camp of the Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp.
Barracks in the quarry camp of the Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp. Natzweiler, France, after April 7, 1945.
Item ViewThe Drancy transit camp
This multistory complex served as the Drancy transit camp. The overwhelming majority of Jews deported from France were held here prior to their deportation. Drancy, France, 1941–44.
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A group of Jewish women in Paris
A group of Jewish women in Paris. They are wearing the required yellow badges. Paris, France, June 8, 1942.
Item ViewExcluding Jews from a playground
In German-occupied Paris, the fence around a children's public playground bears a sign forbidding entrance to Jews. Paris, France, November 1942.
Item ViewIdentification card of Berthe Levy Cahen
Identification card of Berthe Levy Cahen, issued by the French police in Lyon, stamped "Juif" ("Jew"). France, August 7, 1942.
Item View"Aryanization" in France
"Aryanization" in France: this shop, belonging to Jews, has been given to a non-Jewish "temporary administrator." Paris, April 1942.
Item ViewFrench government announcement concerning antisemitic legislation.
French government announcement concerning antisemitic legislation. Paris, France, December 10, 1941.
Item ViewLion Feuchtwanger during his internment in the Les Milles camp
Lion Feuchtwanger (1884–1958), German-Jewish novelist, playwright, essayist, during his internment in the Les Milles camp. Les Milles, France, 1940.
Item ViewGurs camp
View of the Gurs camp as photographed from a water tower. Gurs, France, ca. 1941.
Item ViewDeportation of German Jews to France
Deportation of German Jews to France, where Vichy officials would intern them in the Gurs camp (in southwestern France). Gailingen, Germany, October 1940.
Item ViewFrench leader Charles de Gaulle in London
French leader Charles de Gaulle in London after France signed an armistice with Germany on June 22, 1940. De Gaulle refused to accept the armistice and led the Free France resistance movement. London, Great Britain, June 25, 1940.
Item ViewRuined buildings in a French town destroyed by German forces during the Western Campaign.
Ruined buildings in a French town destroyed by German forces during the Western Campaign. France, May-June 1940.
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