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Roots & Birth

Roots & Birth

Family home: 13 Rue Crespin du Gast, Paris 75011 (11th arrondissement).

Hanna was born Annette Weinstein on July 23, 1937, at Hôpital Rothschild, 5 Rue Santerre, Paris 75012 — a historic Jewish hospital founded by the Rothschild family. She left the hospital and came directly to live at 13 Rue Crespin du Gast.

From a few months old until she was 4, Hanna stayed at a daycare run by the Chondreau family in the village of Villeneuve-le-Roi. She stayed there all week, including weekends, rather than returning home each weekend. Her parents came to visit her from time to time.

Her parents: Samuel Bernard Weinstein ('Pépère') and Miriam Weinstein (née Strul), born May 28, 1904, in Bacau, Romania.

Villeneuve-le-Roi — the village where Hanna stayed at the Chondreau family daycare, from a few months old until age 4.

Hanna's childhood photos

Hanna at about one year old
Hanna at about one year old.
Hanna at the daycare at about one year old
Hanna at the daycare, at about one year old.
Hanna at about one and a quarter years old in the daycare in Villeneuve-le-Roi
Hanna at about one and a quarter years old in the daycare in Villeneuve-le-Roi.
Hanna at about one and a half years old in the daycare in Villeneuve-le-Roi
Hanna at about one and a half years old in the daycare in Villeneuve-le-Roi.
Hanna with her father during a weekend vacation
Hanna at about one and a half years old with her father, Samuel Bernard Weinstein (on the right), during a weekend vacation.
Hanna in the daycare in Villeneuve-le-Roi at about two years old
Hanna in the daycare in Villeneuve-le-Roi at about two years old.
Hanna in the daycare in Villeneuve-le-Roi at about two years old
Hanna in the daycare in Villeneuve-le-Roi at about two years old.
Hanna with her caregiver at the daycare in Villeneuve-le-Roi
Hanna with her caregiver at the daycare in Villeneuve-le-Roi.
Hanna with two caregivers in a field
Hanna as a toddler with two caregivers in a field, in Villeneuve-le-Roi.
Hanna at about age 3 in the daycare
Hanna at about age 3 in the daycare.

Photo gallery

Rue Crespin du Gast
Rue Crespin du Gast
Rue Crespin du Gast street sign
Rue Camille Crespin du Gast — 11ᵉ arrondissement, Paris
Villeneuve-le-Roi railway station
The Villeneuve-le-Roi railway station.
A street in Villeneuve-le-Roi
One of the streets of Villeneuve-le-Roi today.

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