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The Vel' d'Hiv Roundup from "The Nightingale". Isabelle is working at the prefecture of police when she discovers the Nazis are planning a massive roundup of foreign-born Jews.

July 1942

The Vel' d'Hiv Roundup

Isabelle is working at the prefecture of police when she discovers the Nazis are planning a massive roundup of foreign-born Jews. She warns her father, and they try to hide their neighbors. Isabelle witnesses the horrific scene at the Vélodrome d'Hiver, where thousands of families, including children, are herded together for deportation.