André Zalc (M / Belgium, 1931), Holocaust survivor
André Zalc (M / Belgium, 1931), Holocaust survivor
Lucie Zalc / Lucie Ragin (F / Belgium, 1935), Holocaust survivor
Joyce Zalc / Joyce Mizrachi (F / France, 1941), Holocaust survivor
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Biography
USHMM
Lucie Zalc Ragin, Joyce Zalc Mizrachi, and Andre Zalc describe their mother’s early life in Latvia and Azerbaijan; their father’s background in Łódź, Poland; their parent’s marriage in Belgium; leaving Belgium for France by train; their two week train trip; daily life in the Rivesaltes camp; life in Tresse, France, the village to which their family fled; hiding personal documents throughout the war; acts of resistance in Tresse; their father’s role in the resistance; Lucie and Andre’s experiences living in an orphanage immediately after the war; the lack of sufficient food in the orphanage; Andre’s bar mitzvah in France; their trouble getting visas to come to the United States; arriving in the United States; other Rivesaltes prisoners and their families; their father’s difficulty adjusting to life in US; their religious life in US; the rabbi who was the religious leader at Rivesaltes; and the reasons they choose to speak about their experiences.