On October 14, 1940, Ephraïm became the first person to register himself as a Jew at the prefecture in Évreux. He, Emma, and Jacques were assigned numbers 1, 2, and 3, respectively, in a register composed of large-format copy sheets on grid-lined paper. As Ephraïm had never been granted French citizenship, the family was listed as “foreign Jews.” They had lived in France for more than a decade. It was Ephraïm’s hope that, one day, the French government would remember his willingness to obey.
