Julia Pirotte (1907-2000) was a photojournalist recognised for photographs taken in Marseille during World War II and later the pogrom of Jews in Kielce in 1946. In this film, she reflects upon her life, the many places she'd lived and the many people she'd known and photographed
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Pirotte also took photographs of Jewish women and children in the transit camp in Bombard where they were kept just before being transported to Auschwitz. She created several series of photographs documenting everyday life under the Vichy government. In 1943 she sent her photo reportage on the France under occupation off for publication the USA. As a member of the Marat FTP-MOI (Francs-Tireurs et Partisans - Main-d’œuvre immigrée) campaign, Pirotte had the opportunity to photograph the activities of Maquis resistance groups in the summer of 1944. She also documented the liberation of Marseille.
Source: Culture.pl