Back to Blog
The paris library janet skeslien charles6/21/2023 ![]() Odile personally delivers books to Professor Cohen. In defiance of this edict, the Library workers deliver books to the homes of Jewish subscribers. However, he forbids Jewish subscribers from entry. Fuchs, initially feared, turns out to be sympathetic to the Library. Miss Reeder, an American, vows to stay in Paris to direct the Library but must leave when America’s entry into the war becomes imminent. ![]() Rémy is wounded in the early fighting and then in a prisoner-of-war camp, where he later perishes. When war breaks out, the Nazis are soon in Paris. Professor Cohen, who is Jewish, is another who sees war coming. Odile initially blames Bitsi, Rémy’s love and her friend, for his decision but later repairs the friendship. Among those who do is Rémy, who-to his family’s horror-joins the French army. ![]() Few in Paris recognize the looming threat of war. ![]()
0 Comments
Read More
Leave a Reply. |