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A view of Rosiers Street in the Jewish quarter of Paris, before World War II. [LCID: 44188] — A view of Rosiers Street in the Jewish quarter of Paris. This photograph was taken before World War II. Paris, France, date uncertain.
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Jewish men wearing the mandatory yellow badge in the Jewish quarter of Paris. [LCID: 81047] — Jewish men wearing the mandatory Jewish badge in the Jewish quarter of Paris. France, after June 1942.
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Buses waiting at the entrance to the Vélodrome d'Hiver, where almost 13,000 Jews were assembled before being transported to Drancy ... [LCID: 81033] — Buses waiting at the entrance to the Vélodrome d'Hiver, where almost 13,000 Jews were assembled before being transported to Drancy and other French transit camps. Paris, France, July 16 and 17, 1942.
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In German-occupied Paris, the fence around a children's public playground bears a sign forbidding entrance to Jews. [LCID: 01392] — In German-occupied Paris, the fence around a children's public playground bears a sign forbidding entrance to Jews. Paris, France, November 1942.
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Roundup of Jews. Paris, France, ca. 1942. [LCID: 32095] — Roundup of Jews. Paris, France, ca. 1942.
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Men of the 2nd French Armored Division attack the Chamber of Deputies, one of the last German stongholds, during the battle to liberate ... [LCID: paris12] — Men of the 2nd French Armored Division attack the Chamber of Deputies, one of the last German stongholds, during the battle to liberate the French capital. Paris, France, August 1944.
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American troops march down the Champs Elysees in Paris following the Allied liberation of the city. [LCID: 80483] — US troops march down the Champs Elysees in Paris following the Allied liberation of the city. Paris, France, August 29, 1944.
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A young man in the Jewish quarter of Paris wears the mandatory Jewish badge. [LCID: 81039] — A young man in the Jewish quarter of Paris wears the mandatory Jewish badge. Paris, France, after June 1942.
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Jewish women wearing the required yellow badges. Paris, France, June 8, 1942. [LCID: 06660] — A group of Jewish women in Paris. They are wearing the required yellow badges. Paris, France, June 8, 1942.
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"Aryanization" in France: this shop, belonging to Jews, has been given to a non-Jewish "temporary administrator." [LCID: 28177] — "Aryanization" in France: this shop, belonging to Jews, has been given to a non-Jewish "temporary administrator." Paris, April 1942.
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A street scene with several men, women, and children going about their daily lives. The children group together and appear to be talking, while one looks directly at the camera. The buildings look to be made of stone, while a large banner hangs advertising a butcher’s shop. — Street scene in the Jewish quarter of Paris before World War II and the Holocaust. Paris, France, 1933–39.
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A young girl with light skin tone poses for the camera with one arm in front of her and the other propped up holding her head. Her hair is curled and pinned up. She is wearing a light colored dress with a medallion necklace. — Photograph of seven-year-old Jacqueline Morgenstern in Paris, France, 1940. Jacqueline was later a victim of tuberculosis medical experiments at the Neuengamme concentration camp. The SS took 20 of the children who had been victims of medical experiments at Neuengamme to a school building in Hamburg. Situated on Bullenhuser Damm, this location was a subcamp of Neuengamme. Jacqueline and the other children in the group (10 boys and 10 girls, all Jewish) were killed there.
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After the first roundup in Paris, French police escort foreign Jewish men from the Japy school to deportation trains at the Austerlitz ... [LCID: 79929] — After the first roundup in Paris, French police escort foreign Jewish men from the Japy school to deportation trains at the Austerlitz station. Paris, France, May 14, 1941.
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A group of Jewish men on a train platform with French policemen at the Austerlitz station before deportation to the Pithiviers internment ... [LCID: 44280] — A group of Jewish men on a train platform with French policemen at the Austerlitz station before deportation to the Pithiviers internment camp. Paris, France, May 1941.
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Jewish deportees, guarded by French police, board a train at the Austerlitz station for transport to the Pithiviers internment camp. [LCID: 44279] — Jewish deportees, guarded by French police, board a train at the Austerlitz station for transport to the Pithiviers internment camp. Paris, France, May 1941.
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A Jewish women carries her radio into a police station after a German order (August 8, 1941) demanded the confiscation of all radios ... [LCID: 81037] — A Jewish woman carries her radio into a police station after a German order (August 8, 1941) demanded the confiscation of all radios owned by Jews. Paris, France, 1941.
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French police round up Jews. Paris, France, August 20, 1941. [LCID: 81034] — French police check the identity cards of pedestrians during the roundup of Jews on the Boulevard Voltaire (near the Place de la Republique) in Paris, France, August 20, 1941.
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French government announcement concerning antisemitic legislation. [LCID: 89793] — French government announcement concerning antisemitic legislation. Paris, France, December 10, 1941.
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Adolf Hitler and his personal architect, Albert Speer, in Paris shortly after the fall of France. [LCID: 80491] — Adolf Hitler and his personal architect, Albert Speer, in Paris shortly after the fall of France. Paris, France, June 23, 1940.
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