InvisibleJuly 1937 – Bastille Day1931 – A New LifeSpring 1938 – Broken GlassWinter 1938 – PremonitionsFall of 1939 – BlitzkriegMay 1940 – InvadedAugust 1941 – DetainedSeptember 1941 – Piles of Stolen RadiosThe Noose TightensWinter 1941 – Monsieur Adler at DrancyNovember 1941 – The Drancy Eight HundredStars and MarblesJuly 15–16, 1942 – The Great RoundupJuly 18, 1942 – Stairway 6Summer 1942 – The New NormalFall 1942 – A Nazi in the CourtyardWinter 1942 – A Night at the MoviesSpring 1943 – MilicienSummer 1943 – A Day in the SunSpring 1944 – New NeighborsSpring 1944 – A Stranger in the RoomJune 6, 1944 – D-DayJuly 1944 – The Scent of HopeAugust 25, 1944 – Liberation DayAugust 1944 – Coke and DonutsSeptember 1944 – A Very Important WomanAn Emptier CityThe ReckoningThe Purge1949 – Israel1957 – America1960 – Four DatesSummer 1962 – Family1979–1989 – Farewell2016 to Now – HomecomingAcknowledgments About the Authors Amsterdam Publishers Holocaust LibraryWhen a young Jewish family goes into hiding in Nazi-occupied Paris, their neighbors band together to protect them. A true story as told by a Holocaust survivor from Paris.In the heart of Nazi-occupied Paris, one Jewish family is protected by their working-class community.It’s 1937, the eve of World War II, and young Bernard lives with his Polish-immigrant family in a working-class courtyard in Paris. While there aren’t many other Jews in the courtyard – a bustling place teeming with a colorful cast of characters – the Parkiets feel welcome and at home. To Bernard the courtyard is both home and playground; a magical place where he watches his father varnish furniture, gets into trouble with cranky neighbors, and splits pain au chocolate with his best friend Titi.With the German occupation of Paris, Bernard's world changes dramatically. Hours before the Nazis come to arrest the Parkiet family in July 1942, their neighbors band together to protect them. The family is hidden in a vacant warehouse and the courtyard becomes a refuge. With their world turned upside down, it is Bernard’s job, at only nine years old, to leave the courtyard each day to get food for his family. And even with the neighbors protecting them, there is danger lurking everywhere – including in certain corners of the courtyard itself.This is a Holocaust memoir that finds the good in people at a time of great evil. A gripping tale of courage and kindness, The Courtyard is a timely reminder of how even in the darkest of times, a small group of people can make a difference.In the heart of Nazi-occupied Paris, one Jewish family is protected by their working-class community.It’s 1937, the eve of World War II, and young Bernard lives with his Polish-immigrant family in a working-class courtyard in Paris. While there aren’t many other Jews in the courtyard – a bustling place teeming with a colorful cast of characters – the Parkiets feel welcome and at home. To Bernard the courtyard is both home and playground; a magical place where he watches his father varnish furniture, gets into trouble with cranky neighbors, and splits pain au chocolate with his best friend Titi.With the German occupation of Paris, Bernard's world changes dramatically. Hours before the Nazis come to arrest the Parkiet family in July 1942, their neighbors band together to protect them. The family is hidden in a vacant warehouse and the courtyard becomes a refuge. With their world turned upside down, it is Bernard’s job, at only nine years old, to leave the courtyard each day to get food for his family. And even with the neighbors protecting them, there is danger lurking everywhere – including in certain corners of the courtyard itself.This is a Holocaust memoir that finds the good in people at a time of great evil. A gripping tale of courage and kindness, The Courtyard is a timely reminder of how even in the darkest of times, a small group of people can make a difference.