The Fate of Children during the Shoah in France Seminar for Yad Vashem European Graduates July 16–19, 2017 Maison d'Izieu, France Sunday, July 16
14:00-20:00 Welcoming the participants at Saint-Exupéry Airport in Lyon and transfer to Izieu- Belley. Meeting point: TBD
15:00 First shuttle from the airport to the hotel
19:45 Second shuttle from the airport to the hotel
21:15 Reception and welcoming remarks at the Sweet Home Hotel in Belley Thierry Philip, President, Maison d’Izieu
Monday, July 17
8:30 Depart Hotel to Izieu
9:00 Coffee and Welcoming Address Mr. Dominique Vidaud, Director, Maison d'Izieu
10:00- 12:30 Visit to the Maison d’Izieu, Memorial to the Murdered Jewish Children: children's home, permanent exhibition, presentation of the archives and documents, and the educational department
12:30-13:40 Lunch at Maison d'Izieu
13:45-15:00 Lecture: The French Administration and the Application of Antisemitic Legislation in France, 1940-44 Tal Bruttmann
15:00-15:30 Coffee Break
15:30-17:00 Lecture: The Trial of Klaus Barbie and its Consequences on Building the Memory of the Shoah in France Annette Wieviorka
17:00-17:20 Coffee Break
17:20-19:00 Workshop: Hidden Children Anna Stocker, Yad Vashem
19:15 Bus to hotel
20:00 Buffet dinner at the hotel
This seminar was supported by the Federal Republic of Germany
Tuesday, July 18
7:30 Breakfast
8:30 Depart hotel to Izieu
9:00-10:30 Workshop: Children's Itineraries, based on the cases of children hidden in La Maison d'Izieu and on the case of Lea Feldblum Brigitte Schioser, Maison d’Izieu
10:30-10:45 Coffee Break
11:00-12:30 Workshop: The Deportation of Jewish Children from France, 1940-44 Brigitte Schioser, Maison d’Izieu
12:30-13:30 Lunch at Maison d'Izieu
13:30-15:00 Lecture: The Righteous Among the Nations in France Patrick Cabanel
15:00-15:15 Coffee Break
15:15-17:00 Lecture: The Jewish Communities of Lyon, 1939-1944 Sylvie Altar
17:00-17:30 Coffee Break
17:30-18:30 Debriefing Anna Stocker, Yad Vashem
18:30 Depart Izieu to hotel
20:00 Dinner at French restaurant "La Fine Fourchette"
This seminar was supported by the Federal Republic of Germany
Wednesday, July 19
7:30 Breakfast
8:00 Checkout from the hotel
8:30 Depart hotel to Lyon
10:00-11:30 Visit to the Montluc Prison national memorial in the city center
11:30 Bus to the Lyon 3rd Borough City Hall
11:45-12:30 Testimony by Samuel Pintel, a former hidden child during World War II, partly at Izieu from November 1943-January 1944. Samuel Pintel
12:40-13:45 Farewell reception
14:00 Transfer by bus to La Part Dieu main station in Lyon, then to the airport for those who need to catch a train or plan in the afternoon. The other participants can stay in the center of Lyon and go to the airport with the Rhônexpress public shuttle
This seminar was supported by the Federal Republic of Germany