She was the mother of
two teenagers, who, like their parents, belonged to the Resistance. Her role as
a mother was enlarged as she was tasked with welcoming young people to the Resistance movement. She was arrested for possession of secret papers, and she
was frightfully, unimaginably tortured by Klaus Barbie (the Butcher of Lyon)
before she was deported with her husband and her 16 year old son. Of the three,
she was the only one to survive, but the hardships she faced left her
irredeemably damaged.
