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November 2020
Why People in French Villages Rescued Refugees in WWII and Again Today
Friday, November 13, 2020 11:00 a.m. CST presented in partnership with Federation of Alliances Françaises USA and PandemoniumU In English During World War II, residents of a cluster of villages in southeastern France gave safe harbor to hundreds of strangers – mostly Jewish children, some of whose parents had been deported. These villagers risked everything to create schools, soup kitchens and hiding places for the kids. Current residents of the same villages offer refuge to migrants today. Why? Is this…
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Author Talk with Oliver Gee
We may have alligators in the Rez, but what about crocodiles in the Canal St. Martin? Join AFJ as we chat with author and podcaster Oliver Gee about this and other stories of life in Paris. Oliver Gee, the host of the popular Paris podcast The Earful Tower has lived in Paris since 2015. His podcast has 60,000 downloads per month and was recently lauded by the New York Times as a great way to travel by ear. He recently…
Find out more »Discussion with Harriet Welty Rochefort, author of Final Transgression
Monday, November 16, 2020 1:00pm Central in partnership with Federation of Alliances Françaises USA In English Join us for a discussion with Harriet Welty Rochefort, author of the newly released Final Transgression. Two sisters, two different destinies. In Final Transgression, 85-year-old Caroline Aubry tells the tale of the tragic wartime destiny of her beloved younger sister, Séverine. From their humble beginnings in a hamlet in the southwest of France to a château where Séverine becomes the protegée of the beautiful…
Find out more »The Many Lives of the Louvre
In normal times, nearly nine million people visit the Louvre in Paris every year. Yet few know its remarkable history: before the Louvre was a museum, it was a palace, and before that a fortress. Much earlier still, it was a parcel of land known by a mysterious name, le Louvre.
Find out more »Meeting with Bestselling Author Cara Black
Join us for a conversation with bestselling author Cara Black, in a chat about her latest book and her writing process.
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Tom Wohlmut – The Light Between Two Towers
Filmmaker Tom Wohlmut will talk about his film “The Light Between Two Towers,” which examines the relationship of the San Jose Electric Light Tower built in 1881 and the Eiffel Tower built in 1889.
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Secrets of Mastering French from the Experts at the Alliance Française
No matter your current level or how high your ambitions are for your personal mastery of French, you’ll come away from this entertaining session with brilliant inspiration and newfound confidence!
Find out more »Coco Chanel: The Woman Who Dressed the World
Join Rhonda Garelick, cultural commentator and author of Mademoiselle: Coco Chanel and the Pulse of History, in conversation with Pamela Druckerman, as they explore Chanel’s life and influence.
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Mutinous Women – How French Convicts Became Founding Mothers of the Gulf Coast
Join Joan DeJean and Jack McCord for a conversation about Mutinous Women, a new book that tells the story of the first large group of Frenchwomen transported to this country, where they arrived in 1720 as convicts deported from their homeland after having been falsely accused of prostitution.
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Translating Némirovsky with Sandra Smith
Tuesday, October 11 6:00 pm Zoom Federation of Alliances Françaises USA In English Join us for a conversation with Sandra Smith, award-winning translator of French literature, as she discusses the artistry and challenges involved in translating with Beth S. Gersh-Nešić. Ms. Smith will be discussing her translation of a previously unpublished book by Irène Némirovsky, Master of Souls (Le maître des âmes). Sandra Smith has translated twelve of Irène Némirovsky’s novels, including the international sensation Suite Française, into English. She…
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