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February 13, 2019, 9:59 am
Memorial to Shoah survivor and politician Simone Veil is defaced with swastikas
Portraits of late revered politician Simone Veil were daubed with the Nazi symbols before being restored
By Mathilde Frot
Simone Veil
January 30, 2019, 4:39 pm
Biopic about Shoah survivor and ex-minister Simone Veil reportedly in pipeline
French actress Elsa Zylberstein, whose father was Jewish, is tipped to play the part of Simone Veil in the biopic directed by Olivier Dahan.
By Mathilde Frot
Simone Veil
July 1, 2018, 8:47 am
France honours Shoah survivor and politician Simone Veil with Pantheon burial
One of the country's most revered post-war politicians who passed away in 2017 receives rare honour of being buried at alongside national heroes
L-R: Top: Vera Rubin, Simone Veil, Jerry Lewis. Middle: Zsa Zsa Gabor, Ruth Gruber, Henry Heimlich. Bottom: Otto Warmbier, Leonard Cohen, and Don Rickles
September 13, 2017, 6:03 pm
10 inspiring Jews who died in 5777
As 5777 draws to a close, here are some members of the tribe — representing areas as diverse as pop culture to politics — we’ve mourned since last Rosh Hashanah.
By Gabe Friedman (JTA)
Simone Veil
June 30, 2017, 11:36 am
French Shoah survivor and abortion campaigner Simone Veil dies aged 89
Simon Veil cited her experience in Nazi camp Auschwitz as a driver for her support of European integration
By Jewish News Reporter
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