Testimony of Elyana Krasner née Khelmer, born in 1933 in Paris, about her experiences in Paris and her escape to the south of France

Testimony of Elyana Krasner née Khelmer, born in 1933 in Paris, about her experiences in Paris and her escape to the south of France Life in a wealthy and respected family (which had escaped from Communist Russia) living in Paris; German occupation ensues in May 1940; escape to a village in the vicinity of Bordeaux; returning home about three months later; closing the family's bank account; mother decides to register as French; father is captured and sent to the Gurs camp in August ...