‘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