Paulette Shaw was born in London, England in 1916. Paulette grew up in Paris, where her father worked as a tailor. On June 14, 1940, Nazi Germany invaded Paris. Jews were removed from their places of work, banned from entering many public spaces, and forced to wear yellow Star of David badges on their clothing to identify themselves. Over 13,000 Jews were later sent to concentration camps. Paulette was imprisoned in the Besançon and Vittel internment camps in France. She was eventually released as part of a trade for the release of German citizens imprisoned abroad. Learn more about USC Shoah Foundation: https://sfi.usc.edu/ SUBSCRIBE: null Connect with USC Shoah Foundation: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/USCSFI Twitter: https://twitter.com/USCShoahFdn Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uscshoahfoundation/ IWitness: http://iwitness.usc.edu/SFI/ Website: https://sfi.usc.edu/ About USC Shoah Foundation: USC Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual History and Education develops empathy, understanding and respect through testimony, using its Visual History Archive of more than 55,000 video testimonies, academic programs and partnerships across USC and 170 universities, and award-winning IWitness education program. USC Shoah Foundation’s interactive programming, research and materials are accessed in museums and universities, cited by government leaders and NGOs, and taught in classrooms around the world. Now in its third decade, USC Shoah Foundation reaches millions of people on six continents from its home at the University of Southern California. Copyright USC Shoah Foundation – The Institute for Visual History and Education #PauletteShaw #HolocaustSurvivor #wwii #survivoreducation #1940NaziInvasionofParis