The Dark WWII History of Paris's Hotel Lutetia, w/ Jane Rogoyska
About this episode
The episode discusses the WWII history of the Hôtel Lutetia in Paris through the insights of historian Jane Rogoyska.
I'm delighted to be joined by acclaimed historian and author Jane Rogoyska . In her powerful new book, Hotel Exile: Paris in the Shadow of War , Jane tells the extraordinary true story of one iconic Parisian hotel — the Hôtel Lutetia — and uses it as a haunting window into the human drama of World War II. Once a glamorous Left Bank landmark and favorite haunt of artists and writers like Picasso, Matisse, James Joyce, and André Gide, the Lutetia became a refuge for German exiles and anti-Nazi dissidents fleeing Hitler in the 1930s. Then, during the Nazi occupation of Paris, it was seized and transformed into the headquarters of the Abwehr — the German military intelligence service. After liberation, it took on one final, heartbreaking role as a repatriation center for survivors returning from concentration camps. SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast ADVERTISE : https://www.historyshortspodcast.com/advertise LEARN MORE: https://www.historyshortspodcast.com/ SPONSORED BY: www.thecollector.com
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