Mémoire des ombres
Language: French (Français)
Pourquoi nous ?
Pourquoi l'étoile ?
This movement is written to the memory of Anne Frank.
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- ENG English (Mo Yang) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Why us?/ Why do I have to wear the star?
Language: English  after the French (Français)
Why us?
Why [do I have to wear] the star?
About the headline (FAQ)
Translator's note: This text is a quotation from
The Diary of Anne Frank. Anne was forced to wear a cloth badge in the shape of a yellow Star of David.
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