Participate in the literary explorations of the Shoah Memorial
In partnership with the MAHJ.
Steeped in literary narratives, these journeys invite the discovery of individual itineraries and question, in a new way, the history and memories of Paris' neighborhoods.
The child of Belleville
Thursday, September 7, 2023, at 2:30 PM
Walks outside the walls "In search of Perec"
Understanding Georges Perec is trying to decipher this writing imbued with mystery, playing with constraints, and one of the most singular works of world literature. It is also exploring the "other places" of this son of Polish Jewish immigrants who loved to explore the urban space to meet his life.
From the neighborhood of his childhood in the 20th arrondissement to the Père-Lachaise cemetery, this visit reconstructs the "Perec puzzle".
Moderated by David Feinermann, national guide-speaker
Meet at 66, rue des Couronnes (20th arr.)
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In the footsteps of Hélène Berr
Sunday, September 10, 2023, at 10am
From April 1942 to February 1944, Hélène Berr, a young Jewish student, kept her diary in occupied Paris. Over the words, between relative carefreeness and anxiety, the young woman shares her daily life in the face of a trap that, step by step, closes in on her. Her striking lucidity and her talent as a writer make the Journal of Hélène Berrun an unprecedented and valuable testimony. The tour is accompanied by the reading of excerpts from the Journal put into perspective with the situation of the Jews in Paris under the Occupation;
This visit to the Latin Quarter, "in enchanted territory" in the words of Hélène Berr, continues until the Shoah Memorial which preserves and exhibits the original newspaper.
By Julien Coutant, professor of literature and pedagogical mediator at the Shoah Memorial.
In the presence of Mariette Job, niece of Hélène Berr and editor of the Journal.
duration: 2h30
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The Perecquian heritage
Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 2:30 PM
Walks outside the walls "In search of Perec"
Understanding Georges Perec is trying to decipher this writing imbued with mystery, playing with constraints, and one of the most singular works of world literature. It is also exploring the "other places" of this son of Polish Jewish immigrants who loved to explore the urban space to meet his life.
From the neighborhood of his childhood in the 20th arrondissement to the Père-Lachaise cemetery, this visit reconstructs the "Perec puzzle".
Moderated by David Feinermann, national guide-speaker
duration 2h30
Meet at the main entrance of the cemetery, boulevard de Ménilmontant, at the top of rue de la Roquette (20th arr.). This course requires good physical condition.
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