The Vel' d'Hiv Roundup

The Nightingale

The mass arrest of Parisian Jews, witnessed by Isabelle, which galvanizes her resistance.

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Bearing strength in each event

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The Night of the Roundup The Night of the Roundup from "The Nightingale". Operation Spring Wind The Prefecture Isabelle is recruited to sort index cards of foreign-born Jews. She realizes the scale of the operation.

The Night of the Roundup from "The Nightingale". Operation Spring Wind The Prefecture Isabelle is recruited to sort index cards of foreign-born Jews. She realizes the scale of the operation.

Operation Spring Wind The Prefecture Isabelle is recruited to sort index cards of foreign-born Jews. She realizes the scale of the operation. The Warning She steals Paul Lévy's card and warns him. She sees buses and police everywhere. The Stadium She goes to the Vélodrome d'Hiver. Thousands of families are being held. Children cry. The horror is unimaginable.

The Aftermath The Aftermath from "The Nightingale". The Deportations The Trains Isabelle sees the trains leaving for Auschwitz. She knows what it means. She cannot stop it.

The Aftermath from "The Nightingale". The Deportations The Trains Isabelle sees the trains leaving for Auschwitz. She knows what it means. She cannot stop it.

The Deportations The Trains Isabelle sees the trains leaving for Auschwitz. She knows what it means. She cannot stop it. The Loss Many of her neighbors are taken. The Jewish community of Paris is decimated. The Resolve The roundup hardens Isabelle's resolve. She will fight harder. She will save as many as she can.

July 16, 1942

July 1942 – 1944