PAAE: 176-203

Lost Art and Today!

Some slides

• 18: Rue Pavee synagogue, where Max meets Chaim. In the Marais, the traditionally Jewish district of Paris.  Page 107.
• 19: Only known picture of the Velodrome d’Hiver “roundup” or “rafle” (in French). Biggest roundup of French Jewry. Page 114.
• 20: Maurice Chevalier, in his famous hat--page 129
• 21: Song
• 22: Drancy Internment camp, where Jews were imprisoned in horrible conditions before being deported to concentration camps.  Very close to central Paris.  Page 131.
• 23: Auschwitz--Train Tracks--page 131
• 24: Delacroix’s _Jacob Wrestling with the Angel_ in the Saint Suplice Church--page 139
• 25: Jeu de Paume, today: page 148
• 26: Vermeer’s Astronomer - looted from the Rothschild family’s collection during ww2--one of the 1st paintings Hitler looted for his own collection--page 152
• 27: Rose's street p. 153
• 28: Goering @ Jeu de Paume, examining a Corot (note bottle of champagne in the background)-- page 153
• 29: Tolbiac warehouse, inspected by Kurt von Behr (in uniform, on right) and Alfred Rosenberg (in trenchcoat, on left).  Jewish prisoners stand behind the crates of stolen Jewish goods.  Page 156.
• 30: Salle des Maryrs in Jeu de Paume--page 157
• 31: Page 157
• 32: Page 157
• 33: Goering--Hitler’s #2, head of the Luftwaffe (air force) and voracious looter of artwork. Page 170.
• 34: The inspiration for Rose Clement--Rose Valland page 171
• 35: The inspiration for Rose Clement (Rose Valland, in her uniform): page 171
• 36: Rose Valland’s notes from during the war.  See the word “Rembrandt” in the upper left-hand corner.  Page 171

Discussion
1. Different views:
Group 1 is Max seeing his father (4)
How does Max see his father throughout the novel? What has he learned about his father? How has his image of him changed? From whom does he learn about his father's life? Find textual evidence to support your answers.

Group 2 is Max seeing Rose (4)
How does Rose see Max throughout the novel? Find textual evidence to support your answers.

Group 3 is Max seeing himself (4)
How does Max define himself throughout the novel? Find textual evidence to support your answers.

Group 4 is others seeing Max (3)
This novel is told through Max's perspective, but how does Max perceive others' perception of him?

Group 5 is Max seeing his sister (3)
Micheline is in the novel from the beginning. How does Max see her? Learn about her? Perceive her?