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Heroines Francaises: A Discussion with Monique Saigal
The AFSF and the French-American Foundation present an evening with Monique Saigal, Professor of Romance Languages and Literature at Pomona College. Dr. Saigal will discuss her recently published book, Heroines Francaises, 1940-1945: Courage, Force et Ingeniosite, a collection of interviews with women who served in the French Resistance.
A Q&A with Dr. Saigal will follow the discussion.
The stories of the eighteen French women who resisted the Nazi occupation in Heroines Francaises are tied to Dr. Saigal's own story as a Jewish child hidden with a Catholic family during the Second World War. Dr. Saigal conducted interviews with these women in France, Switzerland, and California and recorded their stories. While Heroines Francaises serves as a historical record, the book's deeper purpose honors the courage of these women, the sacrifices of Dr. Saigal's own family members who risked their lives in the Resistance, and the memory of her grandmother who died at Auschwitz. Their stories of courage and strength will serve to inspire.
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LocationAlliance Francaise of San Francisco
1345 Bush Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
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