This week in Jewish history: The Vel d’Hiv roundup and the end of the Spanish Inquisition This week in Jewish history: Remember the Vel d’Hiv roundup in Paris and the surprising abolition of the Spanish Inquisition in 1834.
‘Marcel on the Train’ tells the story of how Marcel Marceau used comedy to save Jewish children in World War II “Marcel on the Train” brings Marcel Marceau’s little-known WWII rescue story to the stage, asking what humor is for when the world is brutal.
Denis Olivennes’ ‘Dictionnaire amoureux des Juifs de France’ is a loving history of French Jews: review From 1791 to Vichy to today, the story of French Jewish belonging is built on loyalty and institutions, and haunted by how easily they can fail
