by Anne Swardson | Oct 9, 2023 | France, Germany, Holocaust, Paris, War
I’ve written before about how Paris is filled with war memorials, especially for World War II. I was reminded recently that stories also bring that war home to Europeans. At a time when horrible violence is rising anew on this side of the planet, war memories have... 
by Anne Swardson | Feb 14, 2022 | France, Paris, War
First of two parts I have never seen an empty space that was so moving. Six bronze figures in military uniform, five men and one woman, stand in two rows. They hold their hands as if they are carrying something between them, and it’s easy to see what: An invisible...