Hidden: A Child's Story of the Holocaust | 
Dounia tells her granddaughter about what she and her family went through as Jews under Vichy, when France was occupied by nazi Germany: her parents were sent to the camps, while she was picked up by the neighbours who looked after her and hid her until the end of the war. This graphic novel is a very good introduction to the history of Vichy to young children.
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Dilara I thought it was very well pitched, intellectually and psychologically, for children. But it is affecting - there is no way it cannot be given the subject matter - and I would never leave it for children to discover on their own: there should be an adult ready to answer their questions and reassure them. 3y
Chrissyreadit I am thinking about this, and feeling sad with the world, because the reassurance cannot be “it won‘t happen again” but rather” I will do my best to protect you” I thought we would be a better world but am disheartened by so much right now. 3y
Dilara @Chrissyreadit Yes. Thinking about this is not good for our anxiety levels. There are too many parallels between the interwar years and where we are now. And in France, ultra-rightists and fascists have been crawling out of the woodwork. They're also trying to push their twisted version of history, and are claiming that the Vichy government actually protected Jews (or at a minimum French Jews, which in their minds are the only ones worth saving?) 3y
Chrissyreadit @Dilara I was not aware of how current the situation is in France. I don‘t understand how all of this right wing propaganda has gained so much momentum- and you‘re also right- the anxiety about it has been high on my end. 3y
