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Yvette Lévy
Yvette Henriette Lévy (; born 21 June 1926) is a French educator and survivor of the Holocaust. In July 1944, she was arrested by the Gestapo and was eventually sent to Auschwitz concentration camp. She survived and now educates youths about her experiences. Lévy is a Commander of the National Order of Merit (France), National Order of Merit and Officer of the Legion of Honour. Early life Yvette Henriette Dreyfuss was born on 21 June 1926 in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, 11th arrondissement of Paris to Jewish parents. She grew up with her two brothers in Noisy-le-Sec. At a young age, Lévy participated as a Scout (Scouting), scout in the ''Eclaireuses et Eclaireurs israélites de France'' (EIF). Following the Nazi Germany, German bombing of Noisy-le-Sec, the family moved back to Paris, where Lévy stayed at an orphanage. At 16 years old, she worked for the ''Union générale des israélites de France'' (UGIF, General Organization of Jews in France), where she took in Jewish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
