29 September 2024 at the Shoah Memorial

This meeting with author Pierre Assouline, actor Vincent Elbaz and cellist Laura Meilland is devoted to Alfred Nakache. This great swimmer, born in Constantine in 1915, rose through the ranks, becoming French and then European champion and beating a world record. He was even selected to represent France at the Olympic Games in Berlin in 1936. Denounced by a rival to the Gestapo, he was arrested and deported to Auschwitz in 1944 with his wife Paule and their daughter Annie. The only survivor, he tried to rebuild his life and even took part in the London Olympics in 1948, strengthened by his Jewish resilience.

Mémorial de la Shoah | Boutique en ligne (memorialdelashoah.org)