A tale of two Parises

Claire in her apartment

There’s art and architecture, croissants and culture, elegance and espresso, shopping and sophistication. It’s Paris. But on this trip, Diana Kogan, program officer at the Claims Conference, saw two different sides to Paris. There were those survivors she visited in beautiful homes, like Lily. Interned with her family in the [...]

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a high honor, a worthy woman

Simone Veil, an 82-year old Holocaust survivor, lawyer and French politician was inducted into the Academie Francaise yesterday, Thursday March 18. The Academie Francaise is possibly the most prestigious French institution and her appointment is a high honor. The sixth woman to ever be inducted, as a member she joins the ranks of Voltaire, Victor [...]

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