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1. Do you think it was correct that Mémé separated Sarah from her mother and her Jewish heritage
and took her on as her own daughter try- ing to make her Christian? Why do you think Mémé
tried to transform Sarah into her own daughter?
I think that it was wrong for Meme to separate Sarah from her mother and her religion,
but at the same time I feel that Meme could have deemed it a necessary precaution so that
Sarah would not get captured. In my opinion, it seemed that Sarah’s mother was more
aggressive with making her not see Meme than vice versa — Meme is not innocent either
though as she discreetly manipulated Sarah away from her mother (ex. staying at the
hotel). Part of me likes to believe that Meme tried to transform Sarah into her own
daughter as a method of protection. But, based off of some of Meme’s anti- Semitic ways,
she was trying to make Sarah forget her Jewish life and teach her a Christian life — which
was “better” in Meme’s mind.
2. What sites of memory do I explore and what are the problems/failures and/or the successes
that I address in my article?
The building of the Véldrome d’Hiver is one of the sites of memory in which your article
addresses. I found it to be a success that a plaque was placed on the building with the exact
number of people kept at the Vélodrome (Tableman 324). I see this as a success be- cause it
memorializes those who were traumatized during the Shoah, particularly at the
Vélodrome. One fault, or problem, with this site is the legend under the monument at the
Vélodrome site states that it is a homage to victims of “racism”. The inclusion of “racism”
in the inscription is false representation, as the roundup targeted Jews exclusively
(Tableman 325). Your article also presents the site of memory was a sculpture at Drancy.
This sculpture is a representation of “Gates of Hell”, where women, men, and children lose
their identities as a collective whirlwind. Inscribed on this is a message that reads ‘“From
this place, French Jews were deported to
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concentration camps and to death. Nearly 100,000 Jewish men, women and children were
interned here before deportation to Auschwitz. Only 1,518 returned; 256 were shot as
hostages” (qtd. in ibid., par. 4). ’ (Tableman 327). While this was created to commemo- rate
deportations — along with the cable car— this can be seen as a failure. Many were skeptical
of the problems this site could cause as the residents of the Drancy community already
feared eviction, now fearing the Jews would come to take over (Tableman 330). This is also
not a successful site of memory because the Memorial at Drancy was supposed to be a site of
history rather than a commemorative memorial.
3. Choose two myths about France (Vichy) that prevailed after the war until fur- ther historical
investigation debunked them that you found interesting. I found it interesting that nearly 2,500
Jews that were deported from France returned after the war out of the 76,000 that were
sent to their death. Once these Jews returned from the camps, they were catego- rized as
political deportees without acknowledging the fact that a Jewish genocide had taken place.
When researchers began searching the archives at the CDJC, the truth was set free
(Tableman 11-12). I found this myth beyond fascinating, as 2,500 people returning is a
large body count — even though 76,000 were taken. I also don’t see how it went so long
with no correlation. What I was shocked by and had never heard before was that it is false
that France was part of the Allied Forces in WWII. The truth that unfolded in your article
had me baf- fled at the realization that France was a collaborative alliance with Axis
(Tableman 5). I think this one shocked me most because i still hear this myth today.
4. Referring to Pierre Nora's article: Give a definition of sites of mem- ory; How are memory and
history different; And why is it important to memorialize?
Sitesofmemory,asdefinedbyPierreNora,isate
rm usedforthe
siteofamemorywhereahistoricalsensepersis
tseventhoughthe
actualenvironmentnolongerexists(Nora2).
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1. Do you think it was correct that Mémé separated Sarah from her mother and her Jewish heritage
and took her on as her own daughter try- ing to make her Christian? Why do you think Mémé
tried to transform Sarah into her own daughter?
I think that it was wrong for Meme to separate Sarah from her mother and her religion,
but at the same time I feel that Meme could have deemed it a necessary precaution so that
Sarah would not get captured. In my opinion, it seemed that Sarah’s mother was more
aggressive with making her not see Meme than vice versa — Meme is not innocent either
though as she discreetly manipulated Sarah away from her mother (ex. staying at the
hotel). Part of me likes to believe that Meme tried to transform Sarah into her own
daughter as a method of protection. But, based off of some of Meme’s anti- Semitic ways,
she was trying to make Sarah forget her Jewish life and teach her a Christian life — which
was “better” in Meme’s mind.
2. What sites of memory do I explore and what are the problems/failures and/or the successes
that I address in my article?
The building of the Véldrome d’Hiver is one of the sites of memory in which your article
addresses. I found it to be a success that a plaque was placed on the building with the exact
number of people kept at the Vélodrome (Tableman 324). I see this as a success be- cause it
memorializes those who were traumatized during the Shoah, particularly at the
Vélodrome. One fault, or problem, with this site is the legend under the monument at the
Vélodrome site states that it is a homage to victims of “racism”. The inclusion of “racism”
in the inscription is false representation, as the roundup targeted Jews exclusively
(Tableman 325). Your article also presents the site of memory was a sculpture at Drancy.
This sculpture is a representation of “Gates of Hell”, where women, men, and children lose
their identities as a collective whirlwind. Inscribed on this is a message that reads ‘“From
this place, French Jews were deported to
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concentration camps and to death. Nearly 100,000 Jewish men, women and children were
interned here before deportation to Auschwitz. Only 1,518 returned; 256 were shot as
hostages” (qtd. in ibid., par. 4). ’ (Tableman 327). While this was created to commemo- rate
deportations — along with the cable car— this can be seen as a failure. Many were skeptical
of the problems this site could cause as the residents of the Drancy community already
feared eviction, now fearing the Jews would come to take over (Tableman 330). This is also
not a successful site of memory because the Memorial at Drancy was supposed to be a site of
history rather than a commemorative memorial.
3. Choose two myths about France (Vichy) that prevailed after the war until fur- ther historical
investigation debunked them that you found interesting. I found it interesting that nearly 2,500
Jews that were deported from France returned after the war out of the 76,000 that were
sent to their death. Once these Jews returned from the camps, they were catego- rized as
political deportees without acknowledging the fact that a Jewish genocide had taken place.
When researchers began searching the archives at the CDJC, the truth was set free
(Tableman 11-12). I found this myth beyond fascinating, as 2,500 people returning is a
large body count — even though 76,000 were taken. I also don’t see how it went so long
with no correlation. What I was shocked by and had never heard before was that it is false
that France was part of the Allied Forces in WWII. The truth that unfolded in your article
had me baf- fled at the realization that France was a collaborative alliance with Axis
(Tableman 5). I think this one shocked me most because i still hear this myth today.
4. Referring to Pierre Nora's article: Give a definition of sites of mem- ory; How are memory and
history different; And why is it important to memorialize?
Sitesofmemory,asdefinedbyPierreNora,isate
rm usedforthe
siteofamemorywhereahistoricalsensepersis
tseventhoughthe
actualenvironmentnolongerexists(Nora2).
