Murder of a Hatmaker (Assassinat d'une Modiste).

Format:

Video

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jewish women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (84 minutes)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Docs for Education, 2005.

Language Note:

In French.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Between her birth on July 2, 1901, and her deportation to Auschwitz on July 18, 1943, Odette Bernstein's life left few traces except in administrative archives. This young, independent woman from a well-off family in Neuilly-sur-Seine was the filmmaker's great aunt. Before World War II, she started her own hatmaking business and changed her name to Fanny Berger. Her business thrived near the Champs Elysées until the Vichy government's anti-Jewish laws took hold. Forbidden from contacting clients or opening bank accounts, she wore the yellow star and tried to escape to the free zone but was caught and interned in Drancy camp. Her business was Aryanized and sold. By 1942, she had lost her home, business, and rights.

Notes:

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