Betty Grinbert, survivor of the Vél d’Hiv roundup • FRANCE 24

On July 16 and 17, 1942, 12,884 Jews were arrested in Paris and its inner suburbs by the police, following an agreement between the German authorities and the Vichy government. They were divided between the Drancy internment camp, northeast of Paris, and the Vélodrome d'Hiver sports arena in the 15th arrondissement. It was the latter that gave its name to this dark episode in French history: the #VéldHiv roundup. In many Parisian Jewish families, mainly from Eastern Europe, the men had already been arrested a year earlier during the so-called "Green Ticket" roundup on May 14, 1941. This time, the women and children also found themselves in the hands of the Parisian police. To mark the 80th anniversary of the largest operation implemented in Western Europe as part of the "Final Solution to the Jewish Question," France 24 gathered the testimonies of six victims of this roundup. Betty Grinbert was ten years old at the time. In front of our camera, she recounts this terrible day and those that followed, and how she was lucky enough to escape deportation. She also mentions an object that symbolizes this period for her. 🔔 Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://f24.my/YTfr 🔴 LIVE - Follow FRANCE 24 here: https://f24.my/YTliveFR 🌍 Find all the latest international news on our website: https://www.france24.com/fr/ Join us on Facebook: https://f24.my/FBvideos Follow us on Twitter: https://f24.my/TWvideos Discover the latest news in pictures on Instagram: https://f24.my/IGfr