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0:00 - Introduction 0:50 - Rachel's Family Background

Keywords: mother; father; Poland; Russia; parents; family background; family history; ancestors; ancestry; France; heritage; roots; Eastern European Jews; Old Country; relationships; marriage; Yiddish language; Yiddish speakers; secular Jews; Russian language; Polish language; German language; French language; languages

4:41 - Rachel Describes Her Childhood Home and Neighborhood

Keywords: childhood home; parents; childhood; mother; brother; clothing business; garment business; Compiègne, France; Jewish community; aunts; uncles; family; school; family professions; family occupations; cousins; clothes; radio

9:30 - Rachel's Family's Experience at the Beginning of World War II

Keywords: childhood; 1930s; father; Polish Army; WWII; WW2; Second World War; World War 2; World War II; Holocaust; Shoah; khurbn; khurbm; mother; parents; family; prisoner of war; German-occupied France; Battle of France; Henri Riboleau; Suzanne Riboleau; 1940s; German Army; antisemitism; anti-Semitism; Jewish businesses; Nazi Germany; anti-Jewish laws; Nazis

16:04 - Rachel Recalls How She Came to Live with Henri and Suzanne Riboleau

Keywords: Henri Riboleau; Suzanne Riboleau; WWII; WW2; Second World War; World War 2; World War II; Holocaust; Shoah; khurbn; khurbm; 1940s; German-occupied France; German Army; French police; father; parents; mother; tailor; brother; childhood; antisemitism; anti-Semitism; children; persecution; anti-Jewish law

23:01 - Rachel's Life as a Jewish Child in German-Occupied France

Keywords: Henri Riboleau; Suzanne Riboleau; childhood; children; antisemitism; anti-Semitism; anti-Jewish laws; family; parents; persecution; school; friendships; Jewish badge; WWII; WW2; Second World War; World War 2; World War II; Steven Spielberg; “17 rue St. Fiacre”; Holocaust; Shoah; khurbn; khurbm; concentration camps; German Army; Nazis; Star of David

33:44 - The Story of How Rachel and Her Brother Escaped Arrest by the Nazis

Keywords: childhood; parents; Auschwitz concentration camp; mother; WWII; WW2; Second World War; World War 2; World War II; Holocaust; Shoah; khurbn; khurbm; anti-Jewish laws; German-occupied France; Nazis; German Army; Henri Riboleau; Suzanne Riboleau; Holocaust survivors

42:47 - Meeting with Surviving Family after the War and Coming to the United States

Keywords: uncle; family; aunt; Holocaust survivors; WWII; WW2; Second World War; World War 2; World War II; Holocaust; Shoah; khurbn; khurbm; cousin; Nazis; Gestapo; children; Henri Riboleau; Suzanne Riboleau; brother; Brooklyn, New York; United States; husband; relationships; immigration and migration; English language; Yiddish language; spouse; courtship; New York City

52:16 - Rachel's Close Relationship with the Riboleau Family after Moving to the United States

Keywords: Jewish identity; Judaism; Yiddish language; husband; marriage; spouse; relationships; love; brother; Henri Riboleau; Suzanne Riboleau; children; France; United States; family; travel; immigration and migration

58:14 - Rachel Describes Her Jewish Identity and Connection to Yiddish

Keywords: Jewish identity; Judaism; kosher; kashres; kashruth; kashrut; kashrus; United States; shabes; Shabbos; Shabbat; husband; Conservative Judaism; synagogue; bas-mitsve; bath mitzvah; bat mitzvah; bas mitzvah; temple; shul; schul; religious practice; religious observance; spouse; marriage; relationships; Yiddish language; Yiddish speakers; COVID-19 pandemic; coronavirus pandemic; Jewish holidays; children; childhood; parents; coming back to Yiddish; Holocaust survivors; aunt; languages; Yiddish plays; Yiddish theater; Yiddish theatre; Hebrew language

64:01 - Rachel's Experiences with Illness and How She Got Through Times of Hardship

Keywords: Holocaust survivors; illness; health; tuberculosis; marriage; husband; sickness; doctor; disease; hospital; breast cancer

67:49 - What Rachel Hopes to Transmit to Future Generations of Jews

Keywords: intergenerational transmission; Judaism; Jewish identity; marriage; younger generations; Jewish history; Holocaust; education; school; Holocaust memory; Holocaust education; Shoah; khurbn; khurbm; public speaking; students

73:29 - Rachel's Concerns for the Future of Yiddish and Jewish Communities

Keywords: Yiddish language; intermarriage; intergenerational transmission; grandchildren; future of Yiddish; Judaism; Jewish community; synagogues

75:09 - Rachel Discusses What She Learned from the Riboleau Family 77:33 - Rachel Describes How the Riboleaus Were Honored at Yad Vashem 83:46 - Rachel's Favorite Yiddish Phrases and Her Advice for Future Generations

Keywords: Yiddish words; Yiddish language; Yiddish speakers; Yiddish phrases; Yiddish expressions; advice; future generations; wisdom

87:40 - Rachel Shares More Stories about Henri and Suzanne Riboleau

Keywords: Henri Riboleau; Suzanne Riboleau; childhood; family; children; WWII; WW2; Second World War; World War 2; World War II; Holocaust; Shoah; khurbn; khurbm; Jewish identity; Judaism

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